FNUS75 KRIW 121039
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUFFALO...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
439 AM MDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1934 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. 24 HOUR TEMPERATURES WILL TREND
SIMILAR AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY SLIGHTLY DRIER TODAY WITH LIGHT
WIND...PREVAILING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND
WARMER ON THURSDAY WITH LITTLE TREND IN RH AND LIGHT WIND.


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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68 AT 7400 FEET...55-60 AT 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH LATE MORNING...
                    NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    PRIMARILY ON THE NORTHWEST PERIMETER IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 15 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.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-51 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
                    GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH THROUGH 0200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73 AT 7400 FEET...60-65 AT 10000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
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...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 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.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.NORTH.01/RIW