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FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSHORN PEAK...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
333 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MONSOONAL MOISTURE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING IN THE
AREA OF THE FIRE. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AS DRIER
AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. GUSTY WIND TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS. A RETURN OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BRING MORE
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS
WILL BE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WIND.



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

FORECASTER...BERC

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH THROUGH 2200
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY BY 0400.
                    GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2100
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.LABOR DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11
                    TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY 1300.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.6 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090906.RAMSH.01/RIW