FNUS75 KGJT 121442
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
742 AM MST THU FEB 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE TODAY...EXPECT ISOLATED
SHOWERS TO FORM ALSO. CLEARING INDEX WILL INCREASE TO THE 500 TO
600 RANGE LATE THIS MORNING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
INCREASE SLIGHTLY WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST FROM NEARBY SHOWERS. A BRIEF
WEAK RIDGE FOR FRIDAY IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS WILL REDUCE PRECIPITATION
CHANCES AND CLOUD COVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 7-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH FROM NEARBY SHOWERS.
CLEARING INDEX......600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 7-10 DURING THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    FROM NEARBY SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......650.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090212.TAMAR.01/GJT