FNUS75 KRIW 130948
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED ROCK...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
348 AM MDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2015 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ALTHOUGH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE
AROUND TODAY...THE COVERAGE WILL BE LESS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH MIDDAY...BUT INCREASINGLY
DOMINATED BY ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS FROM NEARBY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...BUT SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER AIR WILL
WORK INTO THE AREA THURSDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL/SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) AFTER 1400L.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-31 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO
                    NORTH 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    1000L. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    BY 2000...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.3 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS 35-40. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...RED ROCK IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.REDRO.02/RIW