FNUS75 KRIW 060938 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...TETON INTERAGENCY DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 338 AM MDT FRI AUG 6 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1840 MDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR THE FIRE REMAINS THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. RADAR INDICATES ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER WESTERN WYOMING AND ONE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE A STORM OR TWO PASSING VERY NEAR OR OVER THE FIRE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS REGENERATION OF STORMS ARE FORECAST OVER WESTERN WYOMING. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR IF A STRONG STORM HITS THE FIRE AREA. LESS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS FORECAST ON SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON HOW STORMS IMPACTED THE FIRE SITE. THANKS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................3 UNTIL NOON...THEN LAL 4. CWR.................17 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL ERRATIC AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO STORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 25 MPH EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LAL.................4 UNTIL 2400...THEN LAL 2. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO FAIR BY SUNSET...THEN POOR. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73. MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING. THEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200. WIND BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 9 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1200. WIND BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. CWR.................5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL NOON. BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH BY 2 PM. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...BULL FEMO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100805.BULL_.01/RIW