FNUS75 KGJT 020909
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
309 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2157 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE HIGH TODAY AND TONIGHT, PRODUCING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE STORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE SOON AFTER SUNSET. SMOKEY HAZE FROM FIRES
OUT WEST WILL HOLD DOWN HEATING A BIT AGAIN TODAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND FROM THE WEST TODAY, SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). HAZE THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-78 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR VIRGA AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300, THEN 2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%). HAZE IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2100, THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEAR VIRGA AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BERTAGNOLLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090901.RATHO.01/GJT