FNUS75 KRIW 081000 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR BULL...IA TDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 400 AM MDT FRI OCT 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1952 MDT ON OCTOBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COOLER AND INCLEMENT WEATHER THIS PAST WEEK WILL FINALLY PUSH EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...IT WILL RESULT IN A DECENT SHOT AT GETTING MORE PRECIPITATION...HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND COOL CONDITIONS. ENOUGH COLD AIR HAS PUSHED INTO THE AREA WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7500 FT. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END TONIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM...BUT MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE...WILL AFFECT WESTERN WYOMING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SOME PRECIPITATION. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...MURRELL .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS. SNOW GENERALLY ABOVE 7500 FT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM STILL POSSIBLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50 AT 7000 FT. 35-40 AT 8000 FT. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BY NOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH AROUND 1500. GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.35 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. SNOW GENERALLY ABOVE 7500 FT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........90+ PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 2100. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 AT 7000 FT. AROUND 40 AT 9000 FT. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 1400. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 55-60. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .COLUMBUS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MURRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVE WILKINS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101007.BULL_.01/RIW