Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
Issued by NWS Grand Junction, CO
371 FNUS75 KGJT 292022 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Thorpe Mountain Dr. RX...Oak Creek Fire Protection District National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 222 PM MDT Mon Apr 29 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on April 29. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A fast moving system will pass over the project area tonight which brings a high likelihood of wetting rain. By proposed ignition time, skies should be clearing with little to no chance for additional showers during the day. Gusty west winds and relatively deep mixing will bring excellent dispersal by midday. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Isolated rain showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms through the night. Numerous rain and snow showers overnight. CWR.................70 percent. Min temperature.....31-36. Max humidity........90-95 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph through 2100, then decreasing to 5 to 10 mph with occasional gusts to 18 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Smoke dispersal.....Decreasing to poor (9000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................2. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 900 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest 16 mph. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming sunny (5-15 percent). Scattered snow showers, rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, ending by 1000. CWR.................20 percent. Max temperature.....53-58. Min humidity........21-26 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 13 to 18 mph with occasional gusts to 28 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................2 until 1000, then 1. Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000 ft AGL at peak heating. Transport winds.....West 23 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). CWR.................10 percent. Min temperature.....30-35. Max humidity........73-78 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Decreasing to poor (4000 knot-ft) overnight. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest 20 mph becoming south 10 mph overnight. $$ Forecaster...Norv Larson Requested by...Kenyon Shephard Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412712.0/GJT .DELDT 04/29/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL kenyon.shephard@oakcreekfire.org