Book Cliffs (UTZ487) - Fire Weather Forecast

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310 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Wrn Colorado and Ern Utah
National Weather Service Grand Junction CO
310 PM MDT Thu Apr 18 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...


.Tonight...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50%). 
Min temperature.....37-47 F. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. 
Max humidity........38-48%. 
   24 hr trend......12% drier. 
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........4 or low. 
Mixing Height.......7000 ft AGL until 2000, then 1000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 mph. 
Clearing Index......1050 until 1900. Less than 500 after 2000. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Near 6000 feet, partly cloudy (50-60%). Near 
                    8000 feet, partly cloudy (50-60%) until 1200, 
                    then mostly cloudy (60-70%). 
Max temperature.....60-70 F near 6000 feet 
                    54-64 F near 8000 feet. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........14-24%. 
   24 hr trend......2% wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley 3 to 6 mph becoming 
                    upslope/upvalley 4 to 8 mph by 1100.
CWR.................10 percent. 
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........3 or very low. 
Mixing Height.......3500 ft AGL until 1200, then 9000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 mph until 1200, then west. 
Clearing Index......Less than 500 until 1200. 1050 after 1300. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Near 6000 feet, mostly cloudy (70-80%) until 
                    2400, then partly cloudy (50-60%). Near 8000 
                    feet, mostly cloudy (60-70%). 
Min temperature.....36-46 F. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. 
Max humidity........46-56%. 
   24 hr trend......4% wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Downslope/downvalley winds 3 to 6 mph. 
                    Localized gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low. 
Mixing Height.......6000 ft AGL until 2000, then 1000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 mph. 
Clearing Index......800 until 1900. Less than 500 after 2000. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40%). 
Max temperature.....61-71 F near 6000 feet 
                    56-66 F near 8000 feet. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........14-24%. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Upslope/upvalley winds 4 to 8 mph. Localized 
                    gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low. 
Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL until 1100, then 10000 ft AGL. 
Transport Winds.....North 5 mph until 1200, then northwest 10 to 15 
                    mph. 
Clearing Index......Less than 500 until 1100. 1050 after 1200. 

.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37-47. Highs 69-79. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  30 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 43-53. Highs 68-78. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  30 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 38-48. Highs 68-78. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts to  30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 41-51. Highs 69-79. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms .
Lows 43-53. Highs 66-76.