Mon May 20 22:56:53 EDT 2024

Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
856 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy(58 percent) then becoming partly 
                    cloudy(45 percent). Scattered showers early in 
                    the evening. Isolated thunderstorms early in 
                    the evening. Isolated showers after midnight. 
Min temperature.....26-36F. 
Max humidity........72-86 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.50 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 44 mph. 
Mixing height.......4500 ft agl until 2200, then 2000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 26 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.TUESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(39 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers 
                    through the day. Scattered thunderstorms in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....48-62F...except 38-50F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........20-33 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5-15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 38 mph. 
Mixing height.......2000 ft agl until 0800. 10000 ft agl after 
                    0900. 
Transport winds.....West around 40 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair until 0900. Excellent after 1200. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(31 percent). 
Min temperature.....20-30F. 
Max humidity........57-70 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the 
                    evening. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 39 mph. 
Mixing height.......8500 ft agl until 1900. 2000 ft agl after 2000. 
Transport winds.....West around 34 mph until 2000, then around 12 
                    mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2000. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. 
Max temperature.....54-66F...except 43-55F above 10000 feet. 
Min humidity........15-21 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph 
                    increasing to 35 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 23-35 mph becoming southwest 17-28 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2000 ft agl until 0800. 11000 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1100. Excellent after 1500. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 27 to 36. Highs 47 to 68.
Southwest winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 45 to 66. Southwest
winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 46 to 67.
Southwest winds around 15 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 39. Highs 47 to 67. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 37. Highs 50 to 70.