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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
352 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. RH'S WILL
BE LOW WITH HIGH FIRE WEATHER DANGER EXPECTED. A FRONT
WILL REMAIN OVER THE BIG HORN BASIN AND THE WIND RIVER BASIN TODAY AND AS A
RESULT...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND LOW RH'S RETURN FRIDAY WITH
HIGH FIRE WEATHER DANGER EXPECTED.  A FRONT WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE FRONT MIXES OUT SATURDAY...RETURNING DURING THE EVENING.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 AT 8400 FEET AND 68 AT 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.13 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT AT 8400 FEET AND 55 PERCENT AT 10000 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO NORTHEAST AROUND
                    15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT 8400 FEET AND 72 AT 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 17 MPH
                    AT 1000 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY 1200. WINDS WILL BE
                    SOUTHWEST ALONG THE CALDWELL AND BUG CREEKS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110901.NORTO.01/RIW