FNUS75 KRIW 161541
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
941 AM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AROUND THE FIRE AREA.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MAXIMUM
DAYTIME HEATING. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE INCREASES SUNDAY BRINGING
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RH VALUES WILL
BE LOW BOTH DAYS AS HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED.


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

FORECASTER...BERC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY AFTER 4 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    AFTER 4 PM.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH AND GUSTY THROUGH
                    MIDNIGHT BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 6 TO 10
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AT 9 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER 1 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110716.COLDS.01/RIW