FNUS75 KRIW 211752
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BADWATER...WSFS CPD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1152 AM MDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1118 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT WITH SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL BRING
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHTNING
AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. A WEAK FRONT
WILL BRING SOME NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
MORNING. THE ATMOSPHERE DRIES SOME FOR MONDAY WITH MAINLY SOME
AFTERNOON/EVENING CUMULUS EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH LOWER RH'S AND WARMER TEMPS.

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

FORECASTER...T.BAKER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) AROUND 1400.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    OF 45 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED OF 45 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER 0200.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    TO 45 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 0200.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 GUSTS TO 25 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...T.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOYLAN FOBS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.BADWA.01/RIW