FNUS75 KRIW 130040 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR WET FORK SHEEP CR RX...BLM CAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 640 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 MDT ON JUNE 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE LITTLE ON MONDAY FROM SUNDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH ACROSS WYOMING DURING THE DAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE AREA AFTER 1400L. TEMPERATURE...RH AND WINDS WILL SHOW LITTLE OR NO TREND FROM TODAY WITH THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTY WEST WIND BY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...MEUNIER .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING (10-20 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) AFTER 1400L WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BECOMING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AROUND 1100 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.6 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-9900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (81600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (177200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48. MAX HUMIDITY........84-87 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100-3100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 32 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (145300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (50900 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69. MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-9200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (71200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (165200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MEUNIER REQUESTED BY...ERIC CHAPMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110612.WETFO.01/RIW