FNUS75 KRIW 061755
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR JAKE FIRE...BIA WIND RIVER AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1155 AM MDT SAT AUG 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1126 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TODAY TO KEEP THE WEATHER GENERALLY
DRY. HOWEVER...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE OFF THE MOUNTAINS
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SKY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING CLEAR
AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING. PARAMETERS FOR TODAY ARE INCLUDED BELOW.


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

FORECASTER...LYNOTT

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH
                    FROM THE WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 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.......5300-6300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200-12000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (55900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (145900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...LYNOTT
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT JONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110806.JAKEF.01/RIW