FNUS75 KGJT 220130
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATHOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
730 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1841 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY WITH THE FLOW ALOFT
BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY. AN INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO
OCCUR ALLOWING CUMULUS BUILDUPS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HOT AND DRY WITH A VERY HIGH HAINES INDEX AND
LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT PRODUCING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY
THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (30-40%) AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 5-10 MPH DEVELOPING AFTER
                    1100. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BLACK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090821.RATHO.01/GJT