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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
530 AM MDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1815 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE A TENTH /0.10/ OF AN INCH OR LESS. CLOUDS
WILL GIVE WAY TO SUNSHINE MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL STAY DRY FROM
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP
MOISTURE AWAY FROM THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD DURING THE
DAYS WITH COLD NIGHTS. AFTER BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY AND THIS EVENING
THE WIND LOOKS TO BE LIGHT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AT 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1100.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1100.
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1700.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 0900.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER 0900.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 12 TO 17 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 5000-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 2100.
                    THEN NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 14 MPH UNTIL 2100.
                    THEN NORTHEAST TO EAST AT 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER 2100.
                    THEN EAST AT 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 300 AM.

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 2100.
                    THEN NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR...DECREASING TO POOR AFTER 2100.


.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 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.......4000-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

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

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 50 TO 55.
WIND GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 27-32. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WIND GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 32-37. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 32-37. HIGHS 50 TO 55.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 50 TO 55.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...CDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101016.NORTH.01/RIW