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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCK...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
325 AM MDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2110 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

IN WAKE OF A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED ACROSS THE AREA LAST NIGHT
EXPECT WEAKER WINDS...RH 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER...AND TEMPERATURES A
COUPLE DEGREES COOLER TODAY. DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVELY
LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME MOISTURE IS EXPECTED
TO SURGE NORTHWARD AHEAD OF A WEAK DISTURBANCE LATE MONDAY. SOME
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY COULD OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM LATE MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH THROUGH 0900...BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 1300. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 2200 AND MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH AROUND NOON.
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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

.LABOR DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...BRANDT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.REDRO.01/RIW