FNUS75 KRIW 290049 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCK...BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 649 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1524 MDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AS THESE MAY MOVE IN FROM EASTERN IDAHO OR DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAIN RANGES NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF THE FIRE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING MONDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS ENDING BY 800 PM. TUESDAY LOOKS MOSTLY DRY WITH VERY ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR STORMS. MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND NIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT INCREASED WIND SPEEDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY. A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND IN THE MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY AFTERNOON LOOKS BREEZY IN THE VALLEY AND WINDY ON THE RIDGE TOPS. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY LOOK DRY. COOL ON FRIDAY THEN SLIGHTLY WARMER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY WIND TO 25 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY WIND TO 30 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (7600 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1200. ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORM. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1400. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1400. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND SPEEDS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND SPEEDS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2000. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WIND AT 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND SPEEDS TO 25 MPH EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WIND AT 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN WEST AT 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER SUNSET. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND SPEEDS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600-1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 25 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND SPEEDS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. 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. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6800-7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 65 TO 70. 60S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...VAIL FIRE FEMO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110828.REDRO.02/RIW