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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE WALL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
523 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1932 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...WITH
AFTERNOON RH LOWER THAN WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. WIND SHOULD BE
SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY...WITH EITHER UPSLOPE CONDITIONS
OR A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND. A WEAK DISTURBANCE COULD RESULT IN
ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TUESDAY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5 PERCENT)...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80 AT 5500 FT. AROUND 60 AT 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT AT 5500 FT. 15-20 PERCENT AT
                    9500 FT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH BY 1100. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE 4-7 MPH OR WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-75 PERCENT)...WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75 AT 5500 FT.  AROUND 50 AT 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO NORTH AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.1 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.HOLEI.01/RIW