FNUS75 KRIW 282145 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP CREEK RX...BLM RAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 345 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 MDT ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING. THESE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...WHICH MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE BURN SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. BREEZY WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHWEST WIND UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND TO 45 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...BRANHAM .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 TO 40 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) BY 2000. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42 AT ALL LEVELS. MAX HUMIDITY........71-74 PERCENT BELOW 8000 FT...68-72 ABOVE 8000 FT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 0200. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH AFTER 0200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER 0400. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000-10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL BY 0200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (183300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD (84100 KNOT-FT) AFTER 0100. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) AFTER 1100. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72 BELOW 8000 FT....67-70 ABOVE 8000 FT. MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT AT ALL LEVELS. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 40 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER 1400. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.8 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7700-8700 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 MPH AFTER 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (113200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (239700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRANHAM REQUESTED BY...PAUL FISCHER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110628.CAMPC.01/RIW