FNUS75 KGJT 101611 FWSGJT SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 911 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK INSTABILITY WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AS ANOTHER BUT WEAKER WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD MIXING THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL AS ISOLATED SHOWERS. HOWEVER WINDS ALOFT ARE FAIRLY LIGHT...BUT THE CLEARING INDEX WILL STILL BE ABOVE 500. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53%. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 700. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32 F. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83%. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER 1900. CLEARING INDEX......250 DECREASING TO 100 AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN REQUESTED BY...CLARK MAUGHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100310.TAMAR.01/GJT