Routt Forecast Area (COZ201) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ201-192200-
COZ201-192200-
Routt Forecast Area-
310 AM MDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
310 AM MDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.DISCUSSION...
This is an automatically generated forecast with no discussion. 
The normal Fire Weather Forecast will resume in its entirety in 
the spring.


...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS...
...THE SMOKE DATA IS CALCULATED FROM AN AVERAGE AT 6000 FEET MSL...


.Today...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%). Isolated showers until 
                    1200, scattered showers and isolated 
                    thunderstorms after 1200. 
Max temperature.....47-57 F. 
Min humidity........28-38%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
Haines Index........4 or low. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 35 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 40 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL until 1100, then 6500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 mph until 1200, then 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Fair after 1200. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80%). Isolated thunderstorms 
                    until 2400. Isolated showers. 
Min temperature.....28-38 F. 
Max humidity........67-82%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................20 percent. 
LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1.
Haines Index........3 or very low. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph. 
Mixing Height.......4000 ft AGL until 2000, then 500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph until 2400, then 
                    southeast. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (50-60%). Scattered showers. 
                    Isolated thunderstorms after 1200. 
Max temperature.....47-57 F. 
Min humidity........27-37%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2.
Haines Index........4 or low. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph. 
Mixing Height.......7000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 5 mph until 1200, then northwest 15 to 20 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 27-37. Highs
53-63. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to  30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 33-43. Highs 53-63. West winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to  35 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Lows 28-38. Highs 54-64. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 
35 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 34-44. Highs 57-67. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 33-43. Highs 54-64.