FNUS75 KRIW 291709
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIME...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1109 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRIER AIR WILL KEEP MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON DURING MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING. A SLOW WARMING TREND CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
PARTICULARLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WIND WILL
BECOME STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF A LARGE PACIFIC
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE.

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

FORECASTER...BERC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 20 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 2 PM.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-78 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    11 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...LIME IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.LIME_.01/RIW