FNUS75 KGJT 130520
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1120 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1830 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BURN AREA
THURSDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE DRY INITIALLY ON
THURSDAY BUT SHOULD WET UP. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY BE ON THE RISE. AS A
PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES INLAND...SURFACE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
ON FRIDAY...BUT THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS TROUGH WILL BE FELT ON
SATURDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 MPH UNTIL SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    7-10 MPH BY 1300 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN INCREASING TO
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.RATHO.02/GJT