FNUS75 KGJT 121430
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
830 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE INCREASE TODAY AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS AS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW MOVES EAST FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY
WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND AN ISOLATED DRY
SHOWER. WINDS ALOFT ARE FAIRLY WEAK. EXPECT LIMITED MIXING LATE
THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING THE CLEARING INDEX INTO
THE LOW END OF THE GOOD CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING 7-12 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......400 THIS MORNING BECOMING 600 BY 1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CLEARING INDEX......100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......900.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.TAMAR.01/GJT