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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
432 AM MDT THU SEP 23 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,
CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
413 AM MDT THU SEP 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0734 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE AREA RECEIVED A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF RAIN
OVERNIGHT.
A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES.  WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY
IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LOWER ON FRIDAY AS A DRY WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES. WINDS
WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN DIMINISH
FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH EAST OF THE DIVIDE. AN
UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE WEEKEND AND
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH CLEAR SKIES...GENERALLY LIGHT
WIND...UNSEASONABLY WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS...OR LARGE DIURNAL
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES.


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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20) BY 0700.

MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS 20 TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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 (0-10 PERCENT).

MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-72 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE