FNUS75 KRIW 162110
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
310 PM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1448 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE FIRE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
AREA. EXPECT WARMING TEMPERATURES WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITY IN THE LOW
TO MID TEENS AT TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SHALLOW MORNING
INVERSIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FIRE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
MORNINGS DUE TO THE STABLE AIRMASS...BUT THE INVERSIONS SHOULD END
BY THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS.

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

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71 BELOW 9500 FT...62-67 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT ALL LEVELS.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45 BELOW 9500 FT...37-41 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-53 PERCENT BELOW 9500 FT...46-50 ABOVE
                    9500 FT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5-9 MPH AFTER 2200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER 2100.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77 BELOW 9500 FT...69-73 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT ALL LEVELS.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER
                    1300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BY 1300.
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...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 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.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HILLARD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110816.NORTO.01/RIW