FNUS75 KGJT 070556
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1156 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1832 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR WILL GRADUALLY WORK IN FROM THE WEST...BUT
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS AROUND. AS THE DISTURBANCE PASSES...EXPECT SOME
GUSTINESS TO THE SURFACE WINDS DURING AFTERNOON MIXING.

.TODAY (MONDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1200...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN VARIABLE
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.

.TONIGHT (MONDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%) UNTIL 2100...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...RICK SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.RATHO.01/GJT