FNUS75 KGJT 081527
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOAB TAMARISK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
827 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOSED LOW WILL TRACK EAST OF THE AREA TODAY AND BRING WRAP
AROUND CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS TO THE FIRE SITE. CLOUDS AND
PRECIPITATION SHOULD DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE LOW
MOVES FARTHER EAST. CLEARING INDEX SHOULD REACH NEAR 500 BY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER VALUES NEAR AND AROUND
SHOWERS. A BRIEF RIDGE TONIGHT AND THEN THE NEXT SYSTEM ENTERS THE
REGION TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CLEARING INDEX......BECOMING 100 THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 50
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 1050 BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AS
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN KEATING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.MOABT.01/GJT