621 FNUS75 KGJT 201746 FWSGJT Spot Forecast for Cement Bridge Piles...BLM National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1146 AM MDT Wed Mar 20 2019 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 MDT on March 21. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and some afternoon thunderstorms could affect the burn location on Thursday. Expect south winds increasing to 10 mph or higher during the afternoon, resulting in Good smoke dispersal. The best chance for rain showers will be between 7am and 11am. After a break in the action around noon, scattered showers and possibly some thunder will build back in by 1pm. This activity will be hit or miss, and will last through the evening. While some showers will be in the area on Thursday night, mainly dry weather is expected into the morning on Friday. Isolated showers could affect the burn location on Friday, however activity will be more widely scattered than on Thursday. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy (80-90%). Showers between 7am and 11am. Scattered showers and some thunderstorms nearby after 1pm. Max temperature.....50-55 F. Min humidity........47-52%. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10-15 MPH. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (23000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Min temperature.....31-36 F. Max humidity........83-88%. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 MPH. Smoke dispersal.....Good decreasing to poor (10000 knot-ft) after midnight. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....47-52 F. Min humidity........48-53%. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 MPH. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Mike Charnick Requested by...Rusty Stark Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 1903961.0/GJT .DELDT 03/20/19 .EMAIL rmstark@blm.gov