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Spot Forecast for Unite 19 Steamboat Front...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
231 AM MDT Mon Apr 22 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Wetting rainfall chances will be low until later this
week when showers become more widespread. Until then isolated to
widely scattered afternoon thunderstorm with more wind than rain
can be expected. Above normal temperatures and lower humidity
is forecast through midweek.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers early in the morning, then chance
                    of rain showers and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................30 percent.
Max temperature.....60-65.
Min humidity........33-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (39000 knot-ft) increasing to fair in the
                    afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3.
Mixing height.......4600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 14 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
CWR.................10 percent.
Min temperature.....31-36.
Max humidity........93-98 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000-14000 knot-ft).
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers in the morning, then chance of
                    rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Max temperature.....61-66.
Min humidity........25-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the west in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to very good in the afternoon.
Haines Index........4 or low.
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL increasing to 9100 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 18 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Dennis Phillips
Requested by...Tim Cusack
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411634.0/GJT
.DELDT 04/22/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL timothy.cusack@usda.gov