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Spot Forecast for La Plata Fire...Kansas Mod
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
813 PM MDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on August 31.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A warming and drying trend sets up for Sunday into the
coming work week. This will result in clear skies and little to no
chance of precipitation at the fire location the next several days.
Winds will remain light and terrain driven, and daytime minimum
humidity will remain above critical thresholds.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....55-60.
Min humidity........23-28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 4-8 mph becoming northwest winds
                    8-12 mph by 1300. Gusts up to 20 mph possible
                    during the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-29000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
                    1300, and to good by 1400.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL increasing to 7600 ft AGL by 1500.
Transport winds.....North 10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....26-31.
Max humidity........88-93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8-12 mph shifting to the
                    southeast by 2400. Gusts up to 15 mph possible
                    until 2100.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (0-10000 knot-ft) by
                    1900.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL decreasing to 0 ft AGL by 2000.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    overnight.

.LABOR DAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....56-61.
Min humidity........21-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 4-8 mph shifting to the northwest
                    by 0900. Increasing to 8-12 mph by 1400. Gusts
                    up to 15 mph possible during the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (0-32000 knot-ft) increasing to fair by
                    1100, and to good by 1300.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL increasing to 9100 ft AGL by 1500.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 mph.

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Forecaster...Brianna Bealo
Requested by...IC4 (t) Walle
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/30/25
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.EMAIL craig.walle@hutchinsonks.gov