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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAKI II...NPS GTP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
526 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE
STRONGER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. TOMORROW A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE WEST AFTER 12PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REST OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES A BIT HIGHER.


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

FORECASTER...LAVOIE

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL BEFORE 9AM INCREASING TO 6100-7100
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD (85200 KNOT-FT) AFTER 12PM.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER 9PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR AFTER 9PM (15000-69500 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH 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.......900-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 8AM (15200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (137500 KNOT-FT) AFTER 12PM.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAVOIE
REQUESTED BY...SHANE DODD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.MAKII.01/RIW