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Spot Forecast for Brush Creek RX...Eagle Valley Wildland
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
331 PM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1700 MDT on April 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A few showers in the area are possible tomorrow. Winds pick up in
the afternoon, and if a shower passes by outflow winds of 45 mph
are possible.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....48-53.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair.
Haines Index........2 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 15 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....28-33.
Max humidity........72-77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 mph shifting to the
                    southeast overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000-27000 knot-ft).
Haines Index........2 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....54-59.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southwest winds 10-15 mph shifting to the
                    west 20 mph in the afternoon with gusts up to
                    35 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Very good increasing to excellent in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 25 mph increasing to west 35 mph in
                    the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Kris Sanders
Requested by...Hugh Fairfield-smith
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410636.4/GJT
.DELDT 04/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL hfairfield-smith@eagleriverfire.org