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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY ISLAND...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
440 AM MDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2030 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MONDAY
WILL START OUT CLOUDY...THEN TURN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
DRY WEATHER WILL OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT WIND.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST AT 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO FAIR BY 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING GOOD BY 1400.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2100.
                    THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN
                    NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...DECREASING TO FAIR BY 2100...THEN POOR
                    BY MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL NOON...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR BY 1300.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...HUTTA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101016.DRYIS.02/RIW