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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CANYON RX...BLM RSD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
537 AM MDT FRI JUN 25 2010


IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DISTURBANCE AHEAD OF A WEAK PACIFIC TROUGH COULD RESULT IN AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HOWEVER MOST...IF NOT ALL OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO
BE NORTH OF THE FIRE SITE ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING WHERE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE TAD STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH MINIMUM
RH AROUND OR SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN VALUES YESTERDAY.

THE WEAK PACIFIC TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE COWBOY
STATE SATURDAY...WITH THE COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE FIRE SITE
SATURDAY MORNING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. IN WAKE
OF THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER AND RH HIGHER SATURDAY.
THERE COULD BE SOME PRECIPITATION WITH THE TROUGH AND FRONTAL
PASSAGE BUT COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED.


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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AROUND 1400. GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    BY AROUND 1400.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (152000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). VERY ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH
                    THROUGH 2000...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST BY MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (105600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (24000 KNOT-FT) BY MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NW BY AROUND NOON.
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    GOOD (75000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD PUTNAM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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