FNUS75 KGJT 200132
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
632 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...
RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS.  MODERATE MIXING AND WINDS ALOFT
THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE GOOD CLEARING.  THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90%). SNOW SHOWERS...ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74%.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1050.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100%). INCREASING CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 850 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 31 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PAUL FRISBIE
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100120.TAMAR.01/GJT