FNUS75 KRIW 031533 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTON POINT...USFS SHF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 933 AM MDT MON OCT 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0737 MDT ON OCTOBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE FIRE TODAY AS A SURGE OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE ARRIVES ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING. THIS SCENARIO WILL ALSO RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL HAVE THE THREATS OF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE WARMEST AND DRIEST DAY OF THE WORK WEEK. AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND POTENTIALLY INTO WYOMING THROUGH THE WEEK...USHERING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...BRANHAM .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66 BELOW 9000 FT....60-63 ABOVE 9000 FT. MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPG BY 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY 1300. 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 2100. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-42 BELOW 9000 FT...36 TO 40 ABOVE 9000 FT. MAX HUMIDITY........65-72 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 2100. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY 0100. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) BY 1100. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62 BELOW 9000 FT...55-60 ABOVE 9000 FT. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BY 1300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH BY 1300. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.7 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRANHAM REQUESTED BY...DAVID WILKINS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111003.NORTO.01/RIW