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FNUS75 KGJT 240106
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK...CRAIG DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
706 PM MDT WED SEP 23 2020
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
A PAIR OF DISTURBANCES, ONE THURSDAY AND THE OTHER
FRIDAY, WILL GENERATE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EACH AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY WHICH MAY
COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS TO BRING CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY IN THE
EVENING. EXPECT FEW CLOUDS AND NO PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 1900, THEN
BECOMING DOWNSLOPE BY 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 0900, TRANSITIONING
TO UPSLOPE BY 1100. DEEPENING MIXED LAYER BRINGS
SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
MPH FROM 1300 ONWARD.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BY 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (5000 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 0900, TRANSITIONING
TO UPSLOPE BY 1100. SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP BY
NOON AND INCREASE TO 12 TO 17 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 33 MPH.
FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...DERRICK CHARPENTIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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