FNUS75 KRIW 031028
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUFFALO...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
428 AM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1914 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AFTER THE MORNING INVERSION BREAKS...EXPECT MAINLY WEST WINDS...BREEZY
AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY SHOULD BE
VERY SIMILAR TODAY AND TUESDAY.

A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WILDFIRE AREA IN
THE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME. MOST IF NOT ALL OF
THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EAST OF THE DIVIDE.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH THAT ANY PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL RAIN BELOW 10000 FEET.

...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).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 AT 7500 FT.
                    60 AT 10000 FT.

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

20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 10-15
                    MPH BY NOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 15-25 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 (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 3-6 MPH BY 8 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 AT 7500 FT.
                    60 AT 10000 FT.

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

20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    BY NOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...ROD DYKEHOUSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.NORTH.01/RIW