FNUS75 KGJT 241540
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERY SPRINGS...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
840 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL BREAK LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX WILL TRANSITION FROM FAIR EARLY THIS MORNING TO THE
LOWER PART OF EXCELLENT LATE THIS MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS. SLIGHTLY LESS WINDS WEDNESDAY
AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGE TRACKS OVERHEAD. LESS MIXING WITH
CLEARING INDEX ONLY REACHING INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25
                    MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......400 EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING 800 BY 1100.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......200.

.WEDNESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......200 EARLY BECOMING 450 BY 1100.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK VALDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.BOWER.01/GJT