FNUS75 KRIW 161003 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...IA CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 403 AM MDT SAT OCT 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1724 MDT ON OCTOBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED SATURDAY IN WAKE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. HOWEVER...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER...AND GENERALLY FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST TODAY...BUT COULD BE FROM THE EAST DURING THE MORNING. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION. THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY LOOKS DRY WITH SEASONAL TO 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 CLOUDY (75 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BY NOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.1 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MURRELL REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101015.NORTH.01/RIW