FNUS75 KRIW 020959
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUFFALO...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
359 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1848 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SWATH OF DRIER AIR WILL QUICKLY WORK INTO THE AREA TODAY.
HOWEVER DUE TO THE RAIN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...SOME FOG
AND LOW CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM.
OTHERWISE...MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS...WITH MUCH LOWER
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR TODAY. DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE MONDAY. WINDS TODAY AND MONDAY WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE
WEST TO SOUTHWEST.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15 PERCENT). SOME FOG AND LOW
                    CLOUDS POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT 7500 FT.
                    58 AT 10000 FT.

MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT 7500 FT.
                    30 PERCENT AT 10000 FT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH BY AROUND NOON. GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT IN VALLEYS.
                    45-50 PERCENT MID SLOPE AND RIDGES.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 8 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.LABOR DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 AT 7500 FT.
                    61 AT 10000 FT.

MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT AT 7500 FT.
                    25 PERCENT AT 10000 FT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH BY NOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
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 IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...ROD DYKEHOUSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.NORTH.02/RIW