FNUS75 KRIW 310249 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR CURRANT CREEK...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 849 PM MDT THU AUG 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2006 MDT ON AUGUST 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT AND FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE SOME SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT RAIN. OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 25 MPH AS THE SHOWERS PASS BY THE FIRE AREA. ON FRIDAY ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE. IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING MORE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE FIRE AREA OR MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BRIEF RAINFALL. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-62. MAX HUMIDITY........56-62 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH AT 3 TO 6 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS FROM THE SOUTH OF 15 TO 20 MPH NEAR SHOWERS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AT 5 TO 8 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 20 MPH FROM THE SOUTH NEAR SHOWERS. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 TO 1500 FEET FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS. WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1200. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 30 MPH WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200. SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200 THEN LAL OF 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200...THEN VERY GOOD BY 1400. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 25 MPH EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND AT 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR AROUND SUNSET...THEN POOR BY MIDNIGHT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...MEGEL REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120830.CURRA.01/RIW