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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
935 PM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2011 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS MAY FORM NEAR THE
FIRE AFTER 200 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 900 PM. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
STORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL
BE THE WIND AND THE FAIRLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY INCREASE DUE
TO THESE FORECAST CONDITIONS. ANY FEEDBACK ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 13 TO 17 MPH AFTER 1200
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.2 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6600-7600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WIND AT 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 23 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WIND AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 26 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100.  THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER 2100.

LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700-1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 2100...DECREASING TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD...DECREASING TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1100.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1100.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 30 MPH.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS
AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.NORTO.02/RIW