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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE POPO AGIE...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
530 AM MDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO DECREASE AFTER 900 AM THIS
MORNING AS SHOWERS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. THE ADDED SUNSHINE WILL
SET THE STAGE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE WIND RIVER
MOUNTAINS BY 1200. THEN THERE WILL BE THE THREAT OF A THUNDERSTORM
AT OR NEAR THE FIRE UNTIL 1800. AFTER 1800 CLOUDS WILL DECREASE.
IT WILL BE LOCALLY BREEZY BY 1200 AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0900 WITH ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS. THEN PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200. THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WIND 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WITH
                    GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.6 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WEST AT
                    5 TO 10 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST AT
                    8 TO 13 MPH.

LAL.................1
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.6 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN DECREASING TO
                    750 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...DECREASING TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1100...THEN
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    30 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. 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 20110725.LITTL.01/RIW