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SPOT FORECAST FOR CLIFF CREEK...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
259 AM MDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1806 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE BURN AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY BEFORE MOVING
EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER LOOKS DRY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AT 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTH AT 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1200.
                    WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS.
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.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3900-4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH AT 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    AT 3 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1200.
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. LOWS IN THE 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...ANDREA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101006.CLIFF.01/RIW