FNUS75 KGJT 120423
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1023 PM MDT FRI SEP 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1958 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY USUAL PATTERN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL MOVE NORTH, CAUSING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE DAKOTAS TO MOVE SOUTHWEST ACROSS WYOMING AND COLORADO
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY TODAY WHILE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION INCREASE FROM
EAST TO WEST. DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

*** THANKS FOR THE GREAT OBSERVATIONS! THEY REALLY HELP WHEN THE
    WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO BE SO STRANGE. ***


.TODAY (SATURDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%). AFTER 1500 MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (70-80%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 THROUGH THE MORNING.
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50-60%)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2000,
                    THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CHRIS CUOCO
REQUESTED BY...JAKE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090911.RATHO.01/GJT