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SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEX CREEK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
406 AM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1800 MDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...WITH POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AT NIGHT. CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL
BE RELATIVELY SIMILAR...EXCEPT SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY THAN WHAT OCCURS TODAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN
DRIVEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN
DAYTIME UPVALLEY BREEZES FROM THE SOUTH. THE GENERAL WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OBSERVED AT NEARBY RAWS SHOULD REMAIN BLOCKED FROM
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF THE FIRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW
                    GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT RIDGE. 50 PERCENT VALLEY.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL BY 9 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR BY AROUND 9 PM.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE DAY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10-15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 75. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...CLINT DAWSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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