FNUS75 KGJT 030954
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
354 AM MDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1842 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
MOISTURE TRAVELING NORTHWARD WITHIN THE RIDGE WILL BRING ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...RESULTING
IN A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). HAZE THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEYU 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...ENDING BY 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH BY 2200. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 1200.  GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................4 AFTER 1300.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...ZACH MODDE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.RATHO.01/GJT