FNUS75 KRIW 281030
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
430 AM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1932 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK...DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WILDFIRE AREA AROUND
MIDDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS...BUT
WARM TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY LOW MIN RH ARE STILL EXPECTED. A
SECONDARY PUSH WITH THIS FRONT THIS EVENING...WILL BRING IN COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. DUE TO THIS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL PROBABLY BE WESTERLY ON
THE WEST FLANK...AND MAINLY SOUTHEAST TO EAST...ON THE EAST FLANK
OF THIS FIRE.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1300 AND 1500. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 1400.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH...WEST SIDE OF THE FIRE
                    WHILE THE EAST SIDE WILL PROBABLY SWITCH
                    TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST FLANK OF FIRE...WEST 5-10 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    EAST FLANK OF FIRE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

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

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WILKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110927.NORTO.01/RIW