FNUS75 KRIW 210031
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BADWATER...IA CPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
631 PM MDT SAT AUG 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1734 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FEW DISSIPATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
WEST MAY IMPACT THE FIRE PRIMARILY WITH ERRATIC WIND GUSTS THROUGH
2200L THIS EVENING. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA
SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BLOSSOMING IN THE VICINITY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CHANCES OF GETTING A DIRECT HIT WILL BE
VERY LOW BUT OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASINGLY PREVAIL THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UPWARD AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWNWARD ON SUNDAY. A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW WILL
PREVAIL ON MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO TREND
WARMER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY DRIER.

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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY THROUGH 2200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50 ABOVE 8000 FEET.  50-53 BELOW 8000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE
                    NEAR DISSIPATING SHOWERS THROUGH 2200L.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................2 THROUGH 2200L THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....RANGING FROM 82-86 AT 6100-6500 FEET TO NEAR 75 AT
                    8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO WEST
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AROUND 1400L.
                    GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT.

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

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN WARDER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110820.BADWA.02/RIW