FNUS75 KRIW 161718
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CANYON...BLM RSD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1118 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1051 MDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING 10 AM THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING 9 PM...

.DISCUSSION...

THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 3 PM
MDT AS THE SHALLOW COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH LAST NIGHT WASHES OUT
AND WEST FLOW ALOFT MIXES DOWN.  TEMPERATURES WILL JUMP AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP WITH THE ONSET OF WEST WINDS.  THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL INCREASE OVER NIGHT WITH THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GRADUALLY
INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT.  RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY SHOULD BE
POOR TONIGHT.  THROUGH THE MORNING THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP
BECOMING WINDY BY 10 AM MDT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 15
PERCENT.  CONDITIONS WILL BE WINDY AND VERY DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
DOWN TO 6 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

FORECASTER...C.BAKER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 3 PM MDT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 17 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...C.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...MEGEL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120616.DRYCA.01/RIW