FNUS75 KRIW 251030
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CYGNET...NPS YNP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
430 AM MDT TUE SEP 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1826 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

COOL TEMPERATURES...HIGH HUMIDITY...AND A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY SWINGS ACROSS
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM...WITH
ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION REMAINING RAIN AT THE WILDFIRE SITE. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES DUE TO THE SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO
                    20 MPH DUE TO SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.20 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY WINDS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE
                    THROUGH ABOUT 8 PM DUE TO SHOWER ACTIVITY.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO
                    20 MPH DUE TO SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE 5-10 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

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

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...KEITH KRAUSE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120924.CYGNE.01/RIW