FNUS75 KRIW 241549
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
949 AM MDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0931 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK. WIND WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
LIGHT...THOUGH WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. HAINES INDICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THIS SYSTEM. AN
APPROACHING TROUGH DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY
BY FRIDAY WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MOISTURE OVER THE FIRE...WITH
COOLING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WIND. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


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

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
                    1300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 10
                    TO 15 MPH BY 1300.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6-9 MPH BY 0100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER 2400.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 INCREASING TO 4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AFTER 0400.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER
                    1300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    1300.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........INCREASING TO 5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR
                    LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AFTER 1000.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.MIDDL.01/RIW