FNUS75 KGJT 080328
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
928 PM MDT MON SEP 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1856 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
AND GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHEAST UT AND NORTHWEST CO LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS WEAK
FRONT. IT SHOULD REACH THE SITE ABOUT 1400. WINDS SHOULD STAY FROM
THE SW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFT TO NORTH AND NORTHWEST
IN THE EARLY EVENING. OVERNIGHT DOWNSLOPE AND DOWNVALLEY WINDS
WILL BE A BIT STRONGER THAN NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). CUMULUS BUILDUPS.
                    ISOLATED WEAK THUNDERSTORMS OVER RIDGES AFTER
                    1200, WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 MPH. AFTER 1200 SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    VIRGA AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). ISOLATED WEAK
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000 WITH LITTLE OR NO RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH UNTIL 2000, THEN
                    SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR VIRGA AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...JESSE BASSETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090907.RATHO.01/GJT