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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNKER...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
446 AM MDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1716 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND
A LIGHT SURFACE WIND FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT TRENDS IN TEMPERATURE OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL DIG INTO THE SOUTHWEST U.S. EARLY NEXT
WEEK BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.


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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 67 TOP TO NEAR 75 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20000-39400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTH 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 TO 1000 FEET AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 67 TOP TO NEAR 75 AT THE BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FEET IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    2300-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE SNOW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...WILKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100929.BUNKE.01/RIW