FNUS75 KRIW 141018
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE WALL...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
418 AM MDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2047 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WILDFIRE AREA
TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING TODAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE BEING SOUTH
AND WEST OF THE WILDFIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DRIER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.

A TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE
AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND SOME
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL/SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING EAST TO
                    SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH BETWEEN 0900 AND 1000L. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8-16 MPH MPH.
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 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTIER AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10-15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WESTERLY WINDS
10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL/SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.HOLEI.01/RIW