Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area (COZ294) - Fire Weather Forecast

COZ294-251245-
Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area-
234 PM MDT Mon Sep 24 2018

.DISCUSSION...Cold front continues to drop through southern 
portions of SE.Utah and SW.Colorado this afternoon. Behind it
dry and windy conditions are in place but earlier rainfall and
slightly cooler temperatures are keeping critical fire weather
conditions in check overall. Dry and seasonable conditions 
will set up for the remainder of the week with very low
probability of precipitation arriving by the weekend. 


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

.Tonight...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%). Isolated showers and 
                    thunderstorms until 2400. 
Min temperature.....39-49 F. 
Max humidity........50-60%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................2 until 2400, then 1.
Haines Index........5 moderate. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph. 
Mixing Height.......6000 ft AGL until 2200, then 2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....West 10 to 15 mph until 2400, then north. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 2100. Poor after 2400. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). 
Max temperature.....56-66 F. 
Min humidity........11-16%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 high. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 30 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......2500 ft AGL until 1000, then 9500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Very good after 1200. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10%). 
Min temperature.....38-48 F. 
Max humidity........30-40%. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph becoming 
                    downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph by sunset.
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 high. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 20 to 25 mph. 
Mixing Height.......6500 ft AGL until 2000, then 2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2100, then poor. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). 
Max temperature.....56-66 F. 
Min humidity........9-14%. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming 
                    upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100.
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 moderate. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 15 to 20 mph, becoming north 10 to 15 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing Height.......3000 ft AGL until 1000, then 8500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 mph until 1200, then northwest. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 36-46. Highs 64-74. Winds less than
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 39-49. Highs 66-76. Winds less than 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 42-52. Highs 66-76. Winds less
than 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
43-53. Highs 64-74. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows
41-51. Highs 63-73. 

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