FNUS75 KGJT 110222
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
822 PM MDT TUE MAR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE FLOW WILL BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY...
ALLOWING SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE TO STREAM BACK INTO THE
REGION. THIS WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS
AND GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    NORTH WINDS 2-6 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8100 FT AGL BY 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 100 BY 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 0-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...
                    THEN NORTHWEST WINDS 2-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......950.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.TAMAR.01/GJT