FNUS75 KRIW 261537
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK RIDGE...BLM RSD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
937 AM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0914 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN CANADA TODAY. THE
ASSOCIATED INCREASING WIND AT MOUNTAINTOP LEVEL AND ABOVE WILL
GRADUALLY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY BUT THE DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS
EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST WYOMING WEDNESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY...... .15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 11 TO 16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-49 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MUCH COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS...
SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090926.ROCKC.01/RIW