FNUS75 KRIW 122106
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
306 PM MDT FRI AUG 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1435 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS. THERE WILL BE SOME CUMULUS CLOUD
DEVELOPMENT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG WITH AN
ERRATIC GUST OF WIND MAY RESULT. WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE
BREEZY AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LOWER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST
WILL DRAW IN LIMITED MONSOON MOISTURE AND PRODUCE ISOLATED LATE DAY
THUNDERSTORMS.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING EXCEPT NORTHWEST ALONG THE
                    FRONTIER CREEK AND SOUTHWEST ALONG THE CALDWELL
                    CREEK AT THE SAME SPEEDS. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    AT 4-7 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 AT 8200 FEET AND 68 AT 10200 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT AT 8200 FEET AND 15 PERCENT AT 10200 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. BY 1300 WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    AT 8 TO 12 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHWEST ALONG THE CALDWELL CREEK
                    AT THE SAME SPEEDS. WINDS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN
                    WEST AND NORTHWEST ALONG THE FRONTIER CREEK.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...BOB EVANS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110812.NORTO.01/RIW