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Spot Forecast for Peavine Canyon and Poison Canyon...USFS
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
438 PM MDT Tue Aug 6 2019

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on August 06. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Monsoon moisture will increase early Wednesday morning
and through the day, though most of this surge will remain over 
western CO. Expect a few more showers and thunderstorms developing
nearby each day. Outflow wind gusts during the afternoon and early
evening will be the main through, with the best chance of rain on the
fires between 1700 and 2000 each day. A bit drier on Thursday.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%) until 1000, the mostly cloudy
                    (60-80%). Isolated showers and thunderstorms through
                    the day. 
Max temperature.....75-80 F. 
Min humidity........32-37%. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 MPH. Gusty and erratic winds 
                    expected near thunderstorms. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (36000 knot-ft) increasing to very good in 
                    the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low. 
LAL.................1 until 0900, then 2. 
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL increasing to 10000 ft AGL in the 
                    afternoon. 
Transport winds.....Southwest 12 MPH. 
Clearing Index......360 increasing to 1050 in the afternoon. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-80%) with isolated showers and 
                    thunderstorms until 2000, then partly cloudy (30-40%). 
Min temperature.....56-61 F. 
Max humidity........56-61%. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5-10 MPH until 2000, then becoming
                    downslope/downvalley 3-6 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good decreasing to poor (28000 knot-ft) 
                    overnight. 
Haines Index........3 or very low. 
LAL.................2 until 2000, then LAL 1. 
Mixing height.......9900 ft AGL decreasing to 3100 ft AGL 
                    overnight. 
Transport winds.....West 12 MPH. 
Clearing Index......1040 decreasing to 280 overnight. 

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%) until 1000, then becoming
                    mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....75-80 F. 
Min humidity........28-33%. 
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope/downvalley 3-6 mph until 9 AM then becoming
                    southwest winds 5-10 MPH. Gusty and erratic winds 
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (38000 knot-ft) increasing to good in the 
                    afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. 
Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL increasing to 11100 ft AGL in the 
                    afternoon. 
Transport winds.....West 10 MPH. 
Clearing Index......380 increasing to 930 in the afternoon. 

$$
Forecaster...Chris Cuoco
Requested by...Matthew Way
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1913137.4/GJT
.DELDT 08/06/19
.FormatterVersion 1.0.26
.EMAIL matthew.way@usda.gov