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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG LAKE...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
605 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1901 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ZONE 416 UNTIL 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EAST ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING. SOME MOISTURE FLOWING UP FROM THE GREAT BASIN MAY BRING
AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM INTO THE VICINITY THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DRIER AIR PUSHES IN. WEST SOUTHWEST WIND
SHOULD MIX DOWN BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH FRONTAL
PASSAGE THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTERWARDS. A COOLER AND DRY
WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL TUESDAY WITH WEST WIND BECOMING
GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS TODAY.

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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
                    THEN CLEARING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY OR SOUTH 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

LAL.................2 UNTIL 1600...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-65 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    OR DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH LATE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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 (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...LONG LAKE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120909.LONGL.01/RIW