FNUS75 KGJT 221119
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTICELLO TAMARISK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
419 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AND
THOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...INCREASING WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR
DEEP MIXING CREATING GOOD TO EXCELLENT CLEARING INDICES.  A WEAK
RIDGE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT.  SOME SUBSIDENCE WILL OCCUR BUT WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL KEEP MIXING GOING ALLOWING FOR GOOD CLEARING INDICES. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY HOWEVER SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST
REACHING NEAR 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING 25 TO 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 950.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49 F.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 650.

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FORECASTER...TOM RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130222.MONTI.01/GJT