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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNKER...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
903 PM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2019 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS PREVAILED ALONG
WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER...WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AND SHIFT EAST TOMORROW. TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
SHOW LITTLE 24 HOUR TREND ON SUNDAY. UPSTREAM...A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL DIG INTO THE SOUTHWEST U.S. AND BRING INCREASING HIGH
CLOUDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A
THUNDERSTORM PUSHING INTO THE AREA MONDAY...ALONG WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
ALSO PICK UP MONDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES MORE NEAR
SEASONAL NORMALS WILL PREVAIL THIS UPCOMING WEEK. HOWEVER...SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SPOTTY AND LIGHT WITH SLIM CHANCES OF
RECEIVING A WETTING RAIN.

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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWN CANYON OR NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING UP CANYON OR SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40 BASE TO 42-45 RIDGE TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-69 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWN CANYON OR NORTH NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AT
                    DUSK.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY WITH A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT
WITH AN EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN 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
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS VERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101002.BUNKE.01/RIW