FNUS75 KRIW 061104
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NYLANDER...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
504 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1741 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY LEADING TO SCATTERED MORNING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY WILL BE DRY AGAIN AND A LITTLE WARMER AGAIN ALONG WITH LOWER
MIN RH'S AGAIN.


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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 22
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
                    20 MPH AFTER NOON.
LAL.................3.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-8500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (63300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (105000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SMALL CHANCE
                    OF A LINGERING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM UNTIL
                    2000L.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-59 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10-13 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 5-9 MPH
                    AFTER 2000L.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2000...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (53000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (9600
                    KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY(15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-9500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (85000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (174300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...USFS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.NYLAN.01/RIW