COZ207-292200- COZ207-292200- Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area- 310 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 2024 Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 310 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 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. Max temperature.....52-62 F. Min humidity........17-27%. 20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 30 to 40 mph. Mixing Height.......500 ft AGL until 0900. 10500 ft AGL after 1000. Transport Winds.....South 10 to 15 mph until 1200, then southwest 20 to 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70%) until 2400, then partly cloudy (40-50%). Min temperature.....30-40 F. Max humidity........56-66%. 20-foot winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the evening becoming downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 30 to 40 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph after midnight. Mixing Height.......9500 ft AGL until 1900. 1000 ft AGL after 2000. Transport Winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good until 2100, then poor. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). Max temperature.....53-63 F. Min humidity........15-25%. 20-foot winds.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 35 mph increasing to south 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low. 15K Ft MSL Winds....Southwest 40 to 50 mph. Mixing Height.......1500 ft AGL until 0900, then 10000 ft AGL. Transport Winds.....South 15 to 20 mph until 1200, then southwest 25 to 35 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1200. .FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Cooler, breezy. Partly cloudy. Numerous showers. Lows 32-42. Highs 46-56. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 25-35. Highs 47-57. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Isolated showers. Lows 24-34. Highs 53-63. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 27-37. Highs 59-69. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31-41. Highs 62-72.