FNUS75 KGJT 100554
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1154 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1847 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH A GENERALLY DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BURN AREA. LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE AND
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN.
LIMITED HUMIDITY RECOVERY AT NIGHT AS SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS
BEGIN TO DEVELOP IN THE CANYONS BY 2100.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN VARIABLE
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY 1200. OVER RIDGES
                    AFTER 1300...WEST 5-7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...JAKE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090909.RATHO.01/GJT