FNUS75 KRIW 011125 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 525 AM MDT SAT OCT 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2112 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... VERY WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THERE COULD BE VERY ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARD FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE VERY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. OTHERWISE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL SKIRT THE AREA SUNDAY...RESULTING IN A BETTER CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...A WETTING RAIN REMAINS SLIM. A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK...WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A DECENT SHOT AT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. ...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)...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...WITH VERY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST FLANK OF THE FIRE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 1400. GUSTS TO 25 MPH EAST FLANK OF THE FIRE...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 1400. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.1 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY BEFORE 2000. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.1 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10-15 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. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MURRELL REQUESTED BY...DAVID WILKINS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110930.NORTO.01/RIW