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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE...BLM RAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1135 PM MDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2250 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
MAY OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON NEAR THE FIRE WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREATS.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 10 AM...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL NOON.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 10AM...THEN
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL NOON.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...JOSH CRAIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100806.RANGE.01/RIW