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Spot Forecast for Brush Creek RX...Eagle Valley Wildland
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
447 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1700 MDT on April 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers will continue through tomorrow. They will
continue to produce 30-40 mph wind gusts. Winds stay elevated
tomorrow as a system moves through the area.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Snow showers likely and
                    slight chance of thunderstorms.
CWR.................20 percent.
Max temperature.....54-59.
Min humidity........8-13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Smoke dispersal.....Good.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
LAL.................2.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 21 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Snow showers
                    through the night. Rain showers overnight.
CWR.................60 percent.
Min temperature.....31-36.
Max humidity........77-82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair decreasing to poor (13000 knot-ft)
                    overnight.
Haines Index........3 or very low.
LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL decreasing to 800 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West 20 mph.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 penowrcent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (55-65 percent). Rain showers and snow
                    showers likely in the morning, then slight
                    chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................20 percent.
Max temperature.....49-54.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
                    morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to good in the afternoon.
Haines Index........2 or very low.
LAL.................1.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 19 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Kris Sanders
Requested by...Hugh Fairfield-smith
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410636.2/GJT
.DELDT 04/15/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL hfairfield-smith@eagleriverfire.org