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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSHORN PEAK...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
206 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BUILD SLIGHTLY
NORTHEASTWARD TODAY AND THEN RETREAT SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD FRIDAY. EXPECT DRY
WEATHER AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH A WIND SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHEAST BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL SLIGHTLY FRIDAY...BUT WILL STILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.
WINDS WILL AGAIN BE LIGHT FRIDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) WITH MODERATELY BUILDING
                    CUMULUS CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY...MAINLY SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-91 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH BY 0200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    BY 1500.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...BOB EVANS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090827.RAMSH.01/RIW