FNUS75 KRIW 151435
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLASTING...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
835 AM MDT THU JUL 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0806 MDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY AND WARMER TODAY AND FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. A DRY
LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE LOW
TEENS TODAY WITH POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. MUCH OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED
-FOR SATURDAY.

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

-FORECASTER...JONES

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 0930...
                    THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH.
                    BETWEEN 1200 AND 1400 WIND WILL BECOME
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS AROUND 22 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH UNTIL 1900...
                    THEN DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 0930...THEN
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH. BETWEEN
                    1300 AND 1500 WIND WILL BECOME WEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 50. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100715.BLAST.01/RIW