FNUS75 KRIW 191919
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BADWATER...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
119 PM MDT FRI AUG 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1258 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SURGE OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE MAY CAUSE A FEW CLOUDS TO DEVELOP
OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY NOT CURRENTLY
EXPECTED. BENIGN CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE WILL REMAIN THROUGH
SATURDAY UNDER CONTINUED HIGH PRESSURE. LINGERING MOISTURE MAY
PRODUCE SOME LOWER CLOUDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT SHOULD
LIFT BY THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. THIS LINGERING MOISTURE
WILL ALSO PRODUCE SLIGHTLY INCREASED DAYTIME HUMIDITY ON
SATURDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY DECREASED TEMPERATURES. GENERALLY LIGHT
WIND EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND.

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

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79 BELOW 7000 FT...72-75 ABOVE 7000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT ALL LEVELS.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52 BELOW 7000 FT...46-49 ABOVE 7000 FT.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT ALL LEVELS.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH AFTER 1800.
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH AND GUSTY
                    AFTER 2000...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    4-7 MPH AFTER 0200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER 0300.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 BELOW 7000 FT...70-73 ABOVE 7000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT ALL LEVELS.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...UNDER 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...JON WARDER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110819.BADWA.01/RIW