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SPOT FORECAST FOR NOWLIN...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
434 AM MDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2108 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES TODAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL SHOW LITTLE TREND
TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER TODAY AND DRIER ON SUNDAY. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT TODAY WITH WEST WIND INCREASING A BIT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY AND
TUESDAY WITH THE FIRE ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THIS MOISTURE...AN
ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT MOST ACTIVITY
WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH.

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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH THROUGH 1000...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    LATE MORNING AND THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY 1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH THROUGH 1000...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    LATE MORNING AND THEN BECOMING AROUND 10 MPH
                    BY 1400.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
                    PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH UNTIL SUNSET BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR AT DUSK.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH THROUGH 1000...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    LATE MORNING AND THEN WEST SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH BY 1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. 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.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...GARY YETTER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.NOWLI.01/RIW