FNUS75 KGJT 221438
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
738 AM MST MON FEB 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STORM THAT HAS AFFECTED AREA FOR LAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS FINALLY
DROPPED SOUTHWARD SO CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. SOME EARLY MORNING CLOUDS SHOULD SLOWLY LIFT THROUGH THE DAY
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY THIS AFTERNOON. CLEARING INDEX WILL
REACH AROUND 1000 TODAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS PICK UP SOME ONCE
CLOUDS LIFT. INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REFORM BY TOMORROW
CAUSING CLEARING INDICES TO BE ON THE LOW SIDE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68%.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 14 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......450 DECREASING TO 50 LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 200 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

CLEARING INDEX......150 INCREASING TO 200 IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100222.TAMAR.01/GJT