FNUS75 KGJT 292347
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
547 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1710 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT INTO SOUTHERN IDAHO ON SUNDAY. THIS FEATURE
WILL CONTINUE TO FLATTEN THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE THAT HAS
DOMINATED THE REGION THE FOUR CORNERS AND CENTRAL ROCKIES.
THEREFORE SUNDAY'S CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE ON
SATURDAY. MAINLY MID TO HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STREAM OVER THE
BURN SITE WITH HOT AND DRY SURFACE CONDITIONS. AN ISOLATED HIGH
BASED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.


.SUNDAY (UNTIL SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER 1400 WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%. (THIS IS BASED ON YOUR OBSERVATIONS...
                    WHICH DISAGREES WITH YOUR FEEDBACK FROM
                    YESTERDAY'S SPOT FORECAST.)
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN BECOMING
    WEST...AND INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER 1300. AFTER
                    1600...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST WITH A FEW
                    STRONGER GUSTS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1...LAL 2 AFTER 1400.

.SUNDAY NIGHT (AFTER SUNSET)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ELLEN HEFFERNAN
REQUESTED BY...RICK SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090829.RATHO.01/GJT