FNUS75 KGJT 180531
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1131 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1858 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE SITE
THIS MORNING GENERATING VIRGA AND POSSIBLY A SPRINKLE BEFORE NOON.
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP IN THE WAKE OF THE DISTURBANCE FOR A
CONTINUATION OF MILD TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). VIRGA SHOWERS IN THE
    VICINITY THROUGH 1000. PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%)
    AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0800...BECOMING
    UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH BY 1100. OCCASIONAL NORTHWEST
    WIND GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR VIRGA THROUGH 1000.
CLEARING INDEX......100 INCREASING TO 950 BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......300 DECREASING TO 50.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
    15 MPH AFTER 1300.
CLEARING INDEX......50 INCREASING TO 600 BY 1400.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...JESSE BASSETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090817.RATHO.01/GJT