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FNUS75 KGJT 202143
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR DURANGO SE WILDFIRE...DURANGO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
343 PM MDT SAT APR 20 2019
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A WEAK TROUGH WILL CONTINUE MOVING OVER THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND VIRGA, WITH
LITTLE OR NO RAIN REACHING THE GROUND UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM. ERRATIC
GUSTY WINDS ARE VERY POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR VIRGA WITH GUST TO
40 MPH POSSIBLE. DRIER CONDITIONS WITH LESS WIND SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). WIDELY ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND VIRGA
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
ERRATIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS
AND VIRGA.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND VIRGA
UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM WITH
ERRATIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AND
VIRGA. AFTER 9 PM WINDS SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/
DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD DECREASING TO POOR (4000 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 10 AM THEN BECOMING
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. AFTER NOON WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 16
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...LORENA WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1906668.0/GJT
.DELDT 04/20/19
.FORMATTERVERSION 1.0.26
.EMAIL LORENA_WILLIAMS@FIRENET.GOV
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