FNUS75 KRIW 240851
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
251 AM MDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2029 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE FIRE THIS WEEKEND. THIS
CONTINUED HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WIND IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WORKS TO
MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS APPROACHING SYSTEM MAY
RESULT IN SLIGHTLY INCREASED WIND OVER THE FIRE FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THOUGH DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.

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

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72 BELOW 9500 FT....65-59 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT ALL LEVELS.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH AT 7 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48 BELOW 9500 FT...40-44 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY
                    2000.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69 BELOW 9500 FT...64-67 ABOVE 9500 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE GENERALLY LESS THAN 5 MPH...
                    BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH BY 1300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH BY 1400.
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...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WILKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110923.NORTO.01/RIW