FNUS75 KRIW 180958
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
358 AM MDT SUN SEP 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1909 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH
VARIABLE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.  WESTERLY BREEZES
WILL MIX DOWN IN THE AFTERNOON. A WARMER...DRIER AND STRONGER
WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A CANADIAN
COLD FRONT. THIS DRY FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LESS
WIND ON TUESDAY. MUCH WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52 ABOVE 9500 FEET...56-59 ON VALLEY FLOORS NEAR
                    8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH NORTHWEST OR UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY NOON AND INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY 1500.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-81 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH
                    SUNSET...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST OR DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    4-8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57 ABOVE 9500 FEET...60-63 ON VALLEY FLOORS NEAR
                    8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
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...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH WIT GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNSET AND THEN
BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND
60. 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...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WILKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110917.NORTO.02/RIW