FNUS75 KRIW 292058
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST CREEK...BRIDGER TETON NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
258 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RESULT WILL
MAINLY BE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AT THE SURFACE THAT WILL BLOW THE
STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AND ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS ON FRIDAY.


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

FORECASTER...LYNOTT

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH ARE LIKELY AND COULD BE ERRATIC.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH.
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 (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
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 (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LYNOTT
REQUESTED BY...LOST CREEK IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.LOSTC.01/RIW