FNUS75 KRIW 020101
FWSRIW

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1704 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA EARLIER
THIS EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 2200L AND MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS SECOND
FRONT WITH THE FRONT LIKELY USHERING IN A MORE WIDESPREAD AREA OF
LOWER CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ALONG WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF NORTHERLY
WIND. WINDS AND SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS
THURSDAY WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS LINGERING AFTERWARDS THROUGH MID-
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY
WITH PREVAILING NORTH NORTHWEST WIND.


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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF LIGHT
                    RAIN AFTER 2200L...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER 0300L.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-92 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH THROUGH 2200L THEN BECOMING
                    NORTH NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WIT GUSTS TO 20 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO 5-9 MPH AFTER 0300L. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH THROUGH 2200L THEN BECOMING
                    NORTH NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WIT GUSTS TO 20 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO 5-9 MPH AFTER 0300L. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.15 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-3200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (108200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (38200 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH 0900L (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) LATE MORNING.
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH DIMINISHING AFTER 1600L.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (27100-52400 KNOT-FT).

.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 IN THE UPPER 40S. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.LABOR DAY...NOT AS WARM. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100901.JOE__.02/RIW