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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1345 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAIN TODAY.
WINDS WILL MAINLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...AND MIN RH SLIGHTLY
LOWER THAN WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. SOME MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SURGE
NORTHWARD MONDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK DISTURBANCE THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. AS A RESULT SOME INCREASE IN CLOUD
COVER IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT 8400 FEET AND 65 AT 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT AT 8400 FEET AND 20 PERCENT AT 10000 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BUT MAINLY FLUCTUATING BETWEEN
                    SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-43 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-11 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    11 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
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 ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 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 IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...UN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.NORTO.02/RIW