FNUS75 KRIW 251230
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
630 AM MDT MON JUL 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL SHIFT
EAST TODAY USHERING IN A WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW AND MORE CLOUDS BY
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR A THUNDERSTORM
AFTER 12 PM THROUGH SUNSET. LITTLE RAIN IS EXPECTED BUT OUTFLOW
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT...KEEPING RIDGE TOP WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES UP THROUGH THE NIGHT. TUESDAY WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER
WITH MORE CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH.
                    WIND BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    1200 WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND WITH SPEEDS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE
                    NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND BECOMING WEST
                    TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS
                    OF 25 TO 30 MPH.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    AT 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN SOUTH AT 3 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER 0300.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND WITH SPEEDS TO 35 MPH THIS
                    EVENING NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN 10 TO 15 MPH.

LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD UNTIL 2100...THEN DECREASING TO POOR
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 3 TO 6 MPH.
                    WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH AFTER 1300.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND WITH SPEEDS TO 35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.6 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FEET FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15
MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110724.NORTO.02/RIW