FNUS75 KRIW 021119
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
519 AM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1932 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.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH UNTIL 0900L
                    ...THEN BECOMING WEST 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 16 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH...BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH AFTER 1500L WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    AFTER 1500L
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. 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 MID 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101001.NORTH.01/RIW