FNUS75 KRIW 271003
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NOWLIN...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
403 AM MDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2029 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD INTO THE AREA
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES.
WINDS WILL BE UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR WEST TO SOUTHWEST TODAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN BOTH THE LAKE CREEK AND LOST CREEK DRAINAGES.
A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING
WEDNESDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS THAN WHAT IS
EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...MOST OF THE IMPACT FROM THIS COLD FRONT
WILL BE EAST OF THE DIVIDE.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO FAIR BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 2200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH..
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BY 2100.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (40100-85200 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

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

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

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...UPPER PALMER RX
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110926.NOWLI.01/RIW