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

COZ294-210230-
Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area-
430 AM MDT Wed Jun 20 2018

.DISCUSSION...Dry and seasonable weather is expected beneath a
ridge of high pressure today. However, a disturbance passing to
the north may bring critical fire weather conditions to the north
Thursday and possibly to much of the area on Friday. Isolated to 
scattered thunderstorms are possible across the north Thursday 
afternoon through Friday morning. A system dropping out of the 
north this weekend is expected to bring a cool down with a chance
for showers and thunderstorms, mainly over the northern mountains
Sunday and Monday.

...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.........Sunny (0-10%). 
Max temperature.....70-80 F. 
Min humidity........12-17%. 
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 20 to 30 mph. 
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Good after 1200. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10%). 
Min temperature.....47-57 F. 
Max humidity........34-44%. 
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........5 moderate. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....Northwest 20 to 25 mph. 
Mixing Height.......6000 ft AGL until 2000, then 2000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 2100, then poor. 

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10%). 
Max temperature.....76-86 F. 
Min humidity........7-12%. 
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........6 high. 
15K Ft MSL Winds....West 10 to 15 mph. 
Mixing Height.......7500 ft AGL until 1200, then 14000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 mph until 1200, then west 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1500. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 49-59. Highs 77-87. West winds 10 to 20 mph
with gusts to  25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 75-85. Winds less than
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48-58. Highs 71-81. West winds 10 to
20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 43-53. Highs 72-82. 
.TUESDAY...Clear. Lows 46-56. Highs 76-86. 

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