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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEX CREEK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1055 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1007 MDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
AS HIGHER DEW POINTS FILTER IN FROM THE EAST FROM THE BIG HORN BASIN TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER ON THURSDAY. A WARM BREEZY PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED EACH DAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-7400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 26
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (146100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-67 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DRAINAGE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 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.......6800-7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900-3900 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 15
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (142100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR
                    (46600 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 1200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER 1200 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900-8900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 42
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (52200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (158800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...E641
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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