367
FNUS75 KGJT 130235
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST LAPOINT...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
835 PM MDT WED MAR 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 MDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL KEEP A SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST BREEZE OVERNIGHT INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING TO 15
GUSTING 35 MPH BY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SHOWERS PICK UP THROUGH THE
MORNING, CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK TOMORROW EVENING
BEFORE BECOMING MORE ISOLATED OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS SHIFT
NORTHWEST WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LATE EVENING AND DROP OFF
OVERNIGHT, BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 15 GUST 30 MPH.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000-10000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......80.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (35000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 MPH INCREASING TO 28 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......350 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (8000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL
OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......1050 DECREASING TO 130 OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......440 INCREASING TO 1050 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...DAVID BYERS
REQUESTED BY...DON MITCHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2506274.0/GJT
.DELDT 03/12/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MARCUSPERRY@UTAH.GOV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page