FNUS75 KGJT 061420
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
820 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0751 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER A HOT AND DRY PERIOD...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...LOW HUMIDITY...AND
STRONG AND SHIFTING WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE STREAMING INTO NORTHEAST UTAH TODAY FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND WETTING RAINS. THE MOISTURE
WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS DRIER AIR AND MUCH
STRONGER SUSTAINED WINDS TO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70% OCCASIONALLY 80-90%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1100 THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 2400...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATT
                    THUNDERSTORMS 2100...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR T
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2100...THEN 2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTH 14-18 MPH BECOMING WEST AFTER 1200. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFT
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.RATHO.01/GJT