FNUS75 KRIW 291430
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADLEY MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
830 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE ROCKIES INTO EARLY
SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. OTHER
THAN THE USUAL DRAINAGE WINDS IN AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR
WESTERN WYOMING...LIGHT WINDS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH TONIGHT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...

FORECASTER...LYNOTT

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (34000-83800 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4700-44700 KNOT-FT).

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (31400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (84800
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LYNOTT
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN KARCHUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090529.BRADL.01/RIW