FNUS75 KRIW 051806
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SORE PAW...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1206 PM MDT TUE JUN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1120 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION......WINDY...HOT AND DRY TODAY...

WARMING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH DRY
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. STRONG WIND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY LATE THIS EVENING. COOLER TEMPERATURES
WITH INCREASED HUMIDITY EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WITH WARMING
TEMPERATURES THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH BY 1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH
                    BY 1400.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (73300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (250600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-62 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH
                    AND GUSTY STARTING BETWEEN 2100 AND 2200. WINDS BECOMING
                    VARIABLE BUT MOSTLY NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH AROUND
                    MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20
                    MPH STARTING BETWEEN 2100 AND 2200.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH...THEN DROPPING TO 4 BY 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600-10600 FT AGL DECREASING SHARPLY TO 4500-5500 FT
                    AGL BY 2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 32 MPH TO 50 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22
                    MPH STARTING BETWEEN 2100 AND 2200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (245400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD
                    (81900 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BCOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH
                    BY 0900.
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.......4800-5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (67800-79100 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 90S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...NOT AS WARM. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
AROUND 80. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...WOLF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120605.SOREP.01/RIW