FNUS75 KGJT 090628
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1228 AM MDT WED SEP 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1851 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE WEATHER FEATURE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT FOR SOME HIGH-
BASED CUMULUS BUILDUPS IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THAT SHOULD BE
ABOUT IT WITH THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZING RATHER QUICKLY AFTER
SUNSET.  AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWER...AND NIGHTTIME
RECOVERY WILL BE LIMITED.

THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK. IT IS APPRECIATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH. AFTER 1300...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 4-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%) UNTIL 2200...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (15-25%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-45%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...JESSE BASSETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090908.RATHO.01/GJT