FNUS75 KGJT 150156
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAT HOLE...BLM/VERNAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
756 PM MDT MON SEP 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1921 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION AS LOW PRESSURE
SLOWLY DRIFTS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY. THIS
WILL HELP TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST NUMEROUS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 THROUGH THE MORNING.
                    THEN BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH GUSTING TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2000,
                    THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................5.

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FORECASTER...MIKE CHAMBERLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DAVE INGRAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090914.RATHO.01/GJT