FNUS75 KRIW 171842
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST PARK...TETON DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1242 PM MDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1208 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO WESTERN WYOMING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...BEFORE SUBSIDING LATER THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...THE RESULT
OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE LIGHT WINDS AND VERY COOL NIGHTS.
OTHER THAN AREAS OF SMOKE WITH POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL...THE SKY WILL
BE GENERALLY CLEAR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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

FORECASTER...LYNOTT

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 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...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS AROUND 40. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LYNOTT
REQUESTED BY...LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120917.FORES.01/RIW