FNUS75 KRIW 141259
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
659 AM MDT SAT AUG 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1902 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LAST NIGHT...A DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS
THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE PLAINS TODAY...WITH
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE FIRE SITE TODAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME LOW
CLOUDS AND...OR PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (15 PERCENT) BY NOON. PATCHY FOG
                    POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH...BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BY 1000. GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 1500. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST BY NOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR (42000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    BY 2100.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL
                    BY 2100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    BY 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (37300 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10
MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...BULL FEMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.BULL_.01/RIW