FNUS75 KRIW 020246
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLIFF CREEK...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
846 PM MDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2012 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE FIRE SITE THROUGH
SUNDAY. DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE
MONDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES WESTERN WYOMING. GUSTY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WIND IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. MORE
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF
NEXT WEEK.

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

FORECASTER...JONES

.TONIGHT...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-77 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.

.SATURDAY...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY UNTIL 1000...THEN
                    GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    5 TO 9 MPH BY 1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...
                    THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND
15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...T KELLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101001.CLIFF.01/RIW