FNUS75 KRIW 020958
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNKER FIRE...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
358 AM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2038 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL CONTINUE WARM AND DRY OVER THE WEEKEND WITH COOL MORNINGS.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN UNTIL SW WINDS BEGIN INCREASING
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TO THE FIRE AREA ON MONDAY ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES.


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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500-10000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (42000-80400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD EARLY (60000 KNOT-FT) THEN BECOMING POOR
                    (6000 KNOT-FT) AFTER 2200L.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-10500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH AFTER 1300L.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40000 KNOT-FT) BECOMING GOOD (80000 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WILKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101001.BUNKE.01/RIW