FNUS75 KRIW 111029
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUFFALO...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
429 AM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1924 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER
THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER
20S. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY AND THEN LITTLE
24 HOUR TREND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CLOUDS
THIS MORNING WILL BE SUPPRESSED TO THE SOUTH BY AFTERNOON LEAVING
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TREND
LIGHTER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WESTERLY BREEZES MIXING OUT THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING.
                    SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68 AT 7400 FEET.  55-60 FROM 9000 TO 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH EARLY AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH UNTIL
                    AROUND SUNSET THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68 AT 7400 FEET.  55-60 FROM 9000 TO 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 T0 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 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...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. 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.

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...ROD DYKEHOUSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.NORTH.01/RIW