FNUS75 KRIW 030938
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE WALL...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
338 AM MDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2014 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

IN WAKE OF A DRY COLD FRONT YESTERDAY EVENING...WINDS WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER...RH 10 TO 20 PERCENT HIGHER...AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TODAY.  DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNDAY...BUT SOME MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SURGE NORTHWARD LATE
MONDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK DISTURBANCE.  THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15 PERCENT)...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 AT 5500 FT...40-45 AT 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT AT 5500 FT. 40-45 PERCENT
                    AT 9500 FT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHEAST TO
                    EAST 4-8 MPH BY AROUND NOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-73 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 2200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...DREW BROWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.HOLEI.01/RIW