FNUS75 KGJT 172037
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARISK RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
237 PM MDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS MOISTURE FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION.  SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE BURN AREA ON MONDAY WITH ACTIVITY DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT.
SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL REESTABLISH AFTER SUNSET FROM RADIATIONAL
COOLER. EXPECT DRIER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
                    10-15 MPH.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 500 AFTER 1200.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH AFTER
                    SUNSET. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CLEARING INDEX......250 DECREASING TO 50 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    OF 10-15 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......50 UNTIL 0900...INCREASING TO 500 AFTER 1200.

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FORECASTER...MIKE MEYERS
REQUESTED BY...CLARK MAUGHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.TAMAR.01/GJT