FNUS75 KRIW 252206
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR FONTENELLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
406 PM MDT WED JUL 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1107 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WITH
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE AREA. DRIER AIR MOVING IN
FOR LATER TONIGHT SHOULD BRING MAINLY DRY WEATHER. A LITTLE
MOISTURE MORE RETURNS FOR THURSDAY BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SOME MORE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT MOST OF THE
TIME WILL BE RAIN FREE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
FOR THE WEEKEND BRINGING WARM TEMPERATURES AND A RETURN OF MONSOON
MOISTURE. THIS WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


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

FORECASTER...HATTINGS

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HATTINGS
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL BENTLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120725.FONTE.01/RIW