FNUS75 KGJT 110332
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
932 PM MDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1843 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY BRINGING
DRY NORTHERLY FLOW TO THE AREA. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES BY LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STATIONARY JUST
NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE RETREATING BACK TO THE
NORTH ON SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF
THIS FRONT BY SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AND INCREASING TO 4-8 MPH BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...JEFF COLTON
REQUESTED BY...JAKE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090910.RATHO.01/GJT