FNUS75 KRIW 011517
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOE...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
917 AM MDT WED SEP 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0823 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH WILL APPROACH TODAY...MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING.  ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.  A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING SHIFTING THE
WIND TO THE NORTH.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THURSDAY WITH WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED...WHICH CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS ALL DAY AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM
                    AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WIND SHIFTING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH. WINDS
                    THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH
                    BY 1600 EXCEPT THE WIND WILL BE CHANNELED
                    FROM THE NORTH ALONG THE NOWOOD RIVER.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-87 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH AND GUSTY. NORTH WINDS
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. NORTH WINDS
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY 0300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.7 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH BY 0900.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100901.JOE__.01/RIW