FNUS75 KRIW 172001
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
201 PM MDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1324 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WARM...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE FIRE FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. SOME INCREASED CLOUD COVER THIS
AFTERNOON MAY HAMPER FURTHER DECREASES IN HUMIDITY...THOUGH VERY
LOW HUMIDITY IS STILL ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS
COMBINATIONS OF HUMIDITY AND WIND ARE EXPECTED WITH CURRENT WARM
TEMPERATURES. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE INTO
THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. CLOUD COVER WILL DISSIPATE THE
EVENING...WITH CLEARING SKIES EXPECTED BY THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
MORNING INVERSIONS ARE AGAIN ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY...WITH
INVERSIONS BREAKING BY THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. OTHERWISE...ANOTHER
DAY OF DRY...WARM AND POTENTIALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ON THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS REMAIN THE QUESTION FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AS GUSTS MAY AGAIN INCREASE DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. CONSEQUENTLY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE
EVALUATED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.


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

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79 BELOW 9500 FT...72-76 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 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.........BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) BY 1800.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47 BELOW 9500 FT...41-45 ABOVE 9500 FT
MAX HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT ALL LEVELS.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH
                    BY 2200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    BY 2200.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77 ABOVE 9500...70-74 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
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...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110817.NORTO.01/RIW