FNUS75 KRIW 261342 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...IA CDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 742 AM MDT TUE JUL 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1648 MDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SHALLOW MORNING INVERSION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE FIRE THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY 0900. MEANWHILE...A SWATH OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING THIS MORNING. THIS MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE THE POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE TODAY. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM ACTIVITY. SOUTHWESTERLY WIND WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. BECAUSE OF INCREASED CLOUD COVER MONDAY NIGHT AND TODAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER TODAY...WITH HUMIDITY SLIGHTLY INCREASED. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AND FINALLY TAPER OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DRY CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED ACROSS THE FIRE BY THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH HUMIDITY STILL IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS. FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...SHALLOW MORNING INVERSIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE FIRE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND SHOULD LEAVE THE AREA BY THE MID MORNING HOURS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...BRANHAM .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) BY 1000. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH AND GUSTY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH BY 1400. LAL.................2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) BY 0100. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46. MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WIND DECREASING TO 8-12 MPH BY 2200 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY 2200. LAL.................2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) BY 0500 THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) BY 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BY 1000. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY 0800. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRANHAM REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110725.NORTO.01/RIW