FNUS75 KGJT 091432
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERY SPRINGS PILES...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
832 AM MDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
NORTHWEST TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN SITE AROUND 6 PM
TODAY WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OCCURRING THROUGH THE DAY
AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEN TO
THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING WITH THE FLOW OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST TUESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME WIDESPREAD AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN THE AREA TUESDAY
BUT WILL BE ISOLATED.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WINDS
                    INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 29 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-19 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHEAST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......550.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TROY LINDQUIST
REQUESTED BY...ERIK VALDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.BOWER.01/GJT