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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAKI RX...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
649 AM MDT TUE JUN 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS SEVERAL DISTURBANCES
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY
AND ERRATIC STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTNING. THE THREAT OF STORMS WILL
REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...EVEN AT NIGHT.

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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200L.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    9-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (84000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (195000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-63 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (85000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (15000
                    KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    AT 12-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON
                    (52800-115000 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 40. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...RANDALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090630.MAKIR.01/RIW