FNUS75 KRIW 051039
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
439 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2059 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AGAIN TODAY...BUT WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...WITH
WESTERLY WINDS MIXING DOWN BY 1500. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SURGE
NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CLOUDS INCREASING BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL BE THE BEST
CHANCE FOR RAIN THIS WEEK...ALTHOUGH VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. REGARDLESS IF
THE WILDFIRE RECEIVES ANY RAIN...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MUCH HIGHER
RH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT)...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75 AT 8000 FT. AROUND 60 AT 10000 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 10 PERCENT AT 8000 FT. 14-19 PERCENT
                    AT 10000 FT
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 1300 AND 1500. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75 PERCENT) BY 2100.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................3.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 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.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CORNWALL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.NORTO.03/RIW