FNUS75 KRIW 141036
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
436 AM MDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1740 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN DRY...WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...LOW RH...AND LIGHT AND MAINLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS TODAY.

BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AS A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH
THE BEST SHOT AT GETTING PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING EAST 5-10 MPH BY AROUND 1000. GUSTS AROUND
                    20 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 1600.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AROUND 1500.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 70 PERCENT. 30-35 PERCENT AT RIDGE TOP.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH...INCREASING TO 10-15
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20-25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...ORTNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101013.NORTH.01/RIW