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FNUS75 KGJT 222329
FWSGJT
SPOT FORECAST FOR VERDURE CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
529 PM MDT TUE OCT 22 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH
WINDS MAINLY OUT OF THE WEST/SOUTHWEST.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8000-24000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......160.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3000-4000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (21000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......200 INCREASING TO 470 IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...KATHRYN ABBOTT
REQUESTED BY...TIMOTHY SPURR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2424476.3/GJT
.DELDT 10/22/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TIMOTHY.SPURR@USDA.GOV,CURTIS.LITTLEFIELD@USDA.GOV
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