FNUS75 KRIW 102155
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAMSHORN PEAK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
355 PM MDT THU SEP 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH AREAS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE THIS EVENING. THE FIRE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS
TONIGHT WHICH WILL EASE UP OVERNIGHT AND RETURN ON FRIDAY AS THE
FRONT MAKES IT THROUGH THE AREA. COOLER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY
WILL BRING HIGHER MINIMUM RH READINGS TO THE FIRE AREA.
HOWEVER...NO PRECIPITATION IS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY.



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

FORECASTER...BERC

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-69 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH AND GUSTY
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 1800 THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER 1200.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...
THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090910.RAMSH.01/RIW