FNUS75 KRIW 281215
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
615 AM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1810 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM THIS WEEK. A WEAK COLD
COLD FRONT WILL WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL WYOMING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
POSSIBLY TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE THE
RH'S ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BUT NO PRECIPITATION WILL FALL. THE
NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL NOT BE UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT MONDAY OR TUESDAY.


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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AFTER 2 AM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
                    AFTER 2 AM.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST BY NOON...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100927.NORTH.01/RIW