FNUS75 KGJT 310439
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1039 PM MDT SUN AUG 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1738 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH HAINES INDEX...

.DISCUSSION...
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASSES NORTH OF THE AREA ON
MONDAY...THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...RESULTING IN INCREASED WINDS.
THE INCREASED WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS BY THE AFTERNOON. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX BY
TUESDAY WITH A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTH
                    WINDS INCREASING TO 8-14 MPH BY 1300. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER 1300.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2-5 MPH BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1200.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...RICK SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090830.RATHO.01/GJT