FNUS75 KRIW 302220 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY CREEK 2...USFS SHF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 420 PM MDT MON JUL 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1554 MDT ON JULY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WITH MONSOONAL MOISTURE REMAINING OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...THE MOST NUMEROUS STORMS WILL OCCUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA BRINGS MAINLY DRY WEATHER FOR THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...HATTINGS .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-64. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. LAL.................2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 60. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HATTINGS REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120730.MUDDY.01/RIW