FNUS75 KRIW 181302
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BROKENBACK CREEK...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
702 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0633 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FIRE SITE
TODAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE
MAINLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. THERE COULD BE SOME DECENT
DRAINAGE WINDS THIS EVENING FROM THE NORTHEAST.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR
                    SOUTHEAST 4-9 MPH BY AROUND 10 AM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BY MIDDAY.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 90S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120718.BROKE.01/RIW