FNUS75 KRIW 020937
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLIFF CREEK...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
337 AM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0026 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS. MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.
MORNING INVERSIONS WILL BE SLOW TO BREAK. COOLER WEATHER ARRIVES MONDAY AS LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5-9 MPH BY 0900. LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER 1300.
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.......3400-4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (34400-82300 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-82 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY 2100.
                    THEN WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS DECREASING TO DOWNVALLEY
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (600-49400 KNOT-FT).

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 5-9 MPH BY 0900. LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER 1300. AFTER 1500 NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-6100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500-12500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (16800-40200 KNOT-FT).

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

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...PANABAKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101002.CLIFF.01/RIW