Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
560 FNUS75 KGJT 172212 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Rabbit Valley...BLM National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 412 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 MDT on June 17. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Not a good situation this afternoon with Southwest winds gusting 45 to 55 mph and single digit humidity. These winds will gradually turn to the West ahead of an approaching cold front that will bring a distinct shift to northerly winds. This front is expected near the 2100 time frame. Winds should settle down through the north but remain from the North with a slow recovery in humidity to near 30 percent by sunrise. Zero chance of wetting rainfall. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....91 to 94. Min humidity........5-10 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Windy. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......13500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 41 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....46-51. Max humidity........28-33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph becoming West after 1900 then a wind shift to North 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph around 2100. Winds 10 to 20 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Decreasing to poor (26000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......13900 ft AGL decreasing to 1700 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....West 41 mph becoming north 18 mph overnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....77-82. Min humidity........6-11 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west with gusts to around 25 mph by 1300. Smoke dispersal.....Increasing to very good after 1300. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......Increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....North 10 mph shifting to the southwest 18 mph in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Dennis Phillips Requested by...Kimberly Youker Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416304.0/GJT .DELDT 06/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL cogjc@firenet.gov