FNUS75 KRIW 250040
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER MOUNTAIN...FREMONT COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
640 PM MDT MON SEP 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1820 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CLOSE
TO OR AT THE FIRE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WIND MAY GUSTS TO 25 MPH
DUE TO OUTFLOW AND THE DIRECTION COULD CHANGE RAPIDLY, SO MONITOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THEN CLOUDY LATE IN THE NIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MORE SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.

MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.

NEAR SURFACE WINDS..SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    EXPECT ERRATIC WIND DIRECTIONS DUE TO SHOWERS
                    AND STORMS IN THE AREA...WITH WIND GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 8 TO 13 MPH.
                    AGAIN ERRATIC WIND DIRECTION DUE TO SHOWERS AND
                    STORMS NEARBY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO POOR.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.

NEAR SURFACE WINDS..EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    WIND GUSTS NEAR STORMS TO 25 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 7 TO 12 MPH.
                    WIND GUSTS NEAR STORMS TO 25 MPH.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN LAL 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.13 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.

TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR IN THE MORNING.
                    FAIR TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...DAN OAKLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120924.COPPE.01/RIW