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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUFFALO...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
347 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1918 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

ANOTHER DRY AND MILD DAY WILL OCCUR WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITY TO WHAT OCCURRED ON LABOR DAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL MAINLY
BE WEST AFTER THE MORNING INVERSION BREAKS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME NORTHWEST AT TIMES AFTER 2 PM AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES
ACROSS MONTANA. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON
WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST.

A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL SKIRT THE AREA THURSDAY WITH A WEAK COLD
FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AND BECOMING GUSTY. PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN LIMITED WITH
THIS SYSTEM...WILL ONLY A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

...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........12 PERCENT AT 7500 FT.
                    18 PERCENT AT 10000 FT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 10-15
                    MPH BY NOON. NORTHWEST AT TIMES AFTER 2 PM.
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20-25 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 NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 8 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    BY 9 PM.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

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

MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT AT 7500 FT.
                    18 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.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15-20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
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...

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

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...ROD DYKEHOUSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120903.NORTH.01/RIW