FNUS75 KRIW 292106
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMS FORK...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
306 PM MDT SUN JUL 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1426 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL ENSURE
UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT LATE ON FRIDAY MAY LEAD TO COOLER CONDITIONS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE WARMING BACK UP SUNDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-64 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4-7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE IN
                    THE NIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
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...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...TIDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120729.HAMSF.02/RIW