Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
689 FNUS75 KGJT 190129 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Rabbit Valley Fire...BLM National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 729 PM MDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 MDT on June 18. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .DISCUSSION...This cooler airmass will shift East with very warm conditions moving back in for Wednesday. This will keep humidity down into the single digits by early afternoon and the deep mixing will promote some gusty afternoon winds. Critical fire weather conditions of low humidity and gusty winds are possible and should be planned for. Zero chance of wetting rainfall through this forecast. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) becoming mostly cloudy (75-85 percent) after midnight. CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....52-57. Max humidity........20-25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after sunset. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-15000 knot-ft). Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph shifting to the northeast overnight. .JUNETEENTH... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Max temperature.....90-93. Min humidity........5-10 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the West 10 to 15 mph by 1400 with gusts up to 25 mph possible. Smoke dispersal.....Increasing to excellent by peak heating. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......Increasing to 13900 ft AGL by peak heating. Transport winds.....Southwest 27 mph by 1300. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent). CWR.................0 percent. Min temperature.....58-63. Max humidity........33-38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 15 mph shifting to the east 10 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (3000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......11200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest 20 mph becoming east 10 mph overnight. $$ Forecaster...Dennis Phillips Requested by...John Roedell Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416380.0/GJT .DELDT 06/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jwroedell@blm.gov