FNUS75 KRIW 041503
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
903 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER A TASTE OF FALL YESTERDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10
DEGREES WARMER TODAY. WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MONDAY...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TUESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 AT 8400 FEET AND 55 AT 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT 8400 FEET AND 27 PERCENT AT 10000 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY FROM THE SOUTH 5-9 MPH EXCEPT
                    SOUTHWEST ALONG THE CALDWELL AND BUG CREEKS. AFTER
                    1200...WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT
                    6 TO 10 MPH ALONG THE CALDWELL AND BUG CREEKS BUT
                    NORTHWEST ALONG THE FRONTIER CREEK AND VARIABLE
                    ALONG THE WIGGINS FORK.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE
                    WEST SOUTHWEST BY 1100...THEN TO THE WEST BY 1500
                    AND THEN TO THE WEST NORTHWEST BY 1700.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 AT 8400 FEET AND 45 AT 10000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT AT 8400 FEET AND 44 PERCENT AT 10000 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING ALONG THE CALDWELL AND BUG CREEKS
                    UNTIL 2000 EXCEPT NORTHWEST ALONG THE FRONTIER CREEK AND
                    VARIABLE ALONG THE WIGGINGS FORK. BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.LABOR DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 AT 8400 FEET AND 56 AT 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT AT 8400 FEET AND 22 PERCENT AT 10000 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 13
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON EXCEPT NORTHWEST ALONG THE FRONTIER CREEK.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 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.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.NORTO.01/RIW