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Spot Forecast for Prairie Canyon...Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
511 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on September 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Scattered showers and storms are possible today.
Erratic wind direction and gusts are possible around these
showers. Winds will increase today as a front moves through the
area. Wind gusts up to 40 mph are possible and conditions will dry
out this afternoon. Wind decrease for tomorrow and Thursday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Rain showers
                    likely and chance of thunderstorms in the
                    morning, then slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................20 percent.
Max temperature.....71-76.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. South winds 10-15 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 15-20 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to
                    40 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................4 until 0900, then 3 until 1600, then 2 until
                    1700, then 1.
Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL increasing to 10900 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 37 mph.
Clearing Index......1050.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....43-48.
Max humidity........51-56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts to around 30
                    mph becoming east 5-10 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (5000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......9600 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 28 mph becoming south 10 mph
                    overnight.
Clearing Index......1050 decreasing to 50 overnight.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....73-78.
Min humidity........13-18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5-10 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (30000 knot-ft) increasing to very good in
                    the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL increasing to 7100 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....East 10 mph shifting to the southwest 18 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Clearing Index......320 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...Kris Sanders
Requested by...John Roedell
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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