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FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUFFALO...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
317 AM MDT WED SEP 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1836 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DAY...WITH SIMILAR
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY AS YESTERDAY. A STORM SYSTEM PUSHING SOUTH
OUT OF CANADA WILL AFFECT THE AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EAST OF THE DIVIDE...BUT
THE WILDFIRE AREA WILL HAVE INCREASED HUMIDITY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH THAT ANY PRECIPITATION THAT
FALLS SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN EVEN AT 10000 FEET.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 AT 7500 FT.
                    60 AT 10000 FT.

MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT AT 7500 FT.
                    22 PERCENT AT 10000 FT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH AROUND NOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15-25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT VALLEYS.
                    30-40 PERCENT MID SLOPE AND RIDGES.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3-6 MPH BY 9 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10 PERCENT)...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (50 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT 7500 FT.
                    55 AT 10000 FT.

MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT AT 7500 FT.
                    30 PERCENT AT 10000 FT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    AROUND NOON. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.1 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
THE NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. LOWS
35 TO 40. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...ROD DYKEHOUSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.NORTH.01/RIW