FNUS75 KGJT 290042
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
642 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1825 MDT ON AUGUST 28. IF
CONDITIONS  BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. FLOW WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AS THIS OCCURS WITH SOMEWHAT
STRONGER WINDS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. DRY...WARM WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE THOUGH A FEW HIGH BASED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE SITE EACH AFTERNOON.

.TODAY (THROUGH SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTHEAST
    OF THE FIRE SITE AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH BY 1200. GUSTY AND
    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
    AROUND 25 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................2 AFTER 1300.

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FORECASTER...NORV LARSON
REQUESTED BY...MATT HUNDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090828.RATHO.01/GJT