FNUS75 KGJT 100306
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
906 PM MDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED TODAY (TUESDAY) IN THE WAKE OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT. VALLEY
INVERSIONS WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT...WITH A MUCH LOWER CLEAR INDEX
ANTICIPATED FOR WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1300 AND 1700.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH BY 2100.
CLEARING INDEX......LESS THAN 100 BY 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                    2-6 MPH BY 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......250-300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090310.TAMAR.03/GJT