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Spot Forecast for 3400 Rd Rx...Hotchkiss Fire Protection Dist
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
523 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions are in store for tonight under mainly clear skies.
Winds will remain somewhat gusty for the next couple of hours
before settling down not long after sunset. Despite temperatures
dropping this evening and overnight, relative humidity recovery is
expected to be poor.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mainly clear (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....near 50.
Max humidity........25-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    25 mph this evening, becoming downslope/
                    downvalley and decreasing to 5 to 10 mph
                    overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent decreasing to poor (5000 knot-ft)
                    after 2000.
Haines Index........6 or high, decreasing to 3 or very low
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......11200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL
                    after 2000.
Transport winds.....Southwest 22 mph shifting to the southeast 13
                    mph overnight.

$$
Forecaster...Mark Miller
Requested by...Doug Fritz
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412370.0/GJT
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL hotchkissfiredistrict@gmail.com