FNUS75 KRIW 151103
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
503 AM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1822 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL SEND A WEAK DRY
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FIRE SITE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH BREEZY
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ALL DAY TODAY. IN WAKE OF THIS WEAK
FRONT...ONLY VERY SLIGHT COOLING IS EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON RH STILL
ON THE LOW SIDE TODAY.

ALTHOUGH THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...THE STORM IS NOW EXPECTED TO SPLIT RESULTING IN A DRIER AND
WARMER FORECAST FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING EARLY NEXT WEEK.  A
WETTING EVENT IS HIGHLY DOUBTFUL NOW...AND THE OUTLOOK TUESDAY
THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY LOOKS DRY WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT)...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (75 PERCENT) BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING
                    TO 5-10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10-15 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE GAM
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101014.NORTH.01/RIW