FNUS75 KGJT 161415
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERY SPRINGS PILES...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
815 AM MDT MON MAR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE THROUGH
TUESDAY. SOMEWHAT STABLE CONDITIONS WILL LIMIT VERTICAL LOFT ONCE
EARLY MORNING INVERSIONS BREAK...BUT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO STILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE DISPERSION EACH AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY 1200. GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......250.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 27 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH BY 2200.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH BY 1200. GUSTS TO AROUND 2
CLEARING INDEX......850.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...ERIK VALDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090316.BOWER.01/GJT