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SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BUFFALO FIRE...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
937 PM MDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1818 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS IN STORE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL TODAY AND THEN WARMER ON SUNDAY.
THIS WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY WITH DRY WEATHER
CONTINUING.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1500.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1500.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1300.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1200...THEN FAIR TO GOOD AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH UNTIL 2100.
                    NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 2100.
                    NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1400.
                    THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1400.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1200...THEN FAIR TO GOOD AFTER
                    1200.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 54 TO 58.
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING.
WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE TYSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121005.NORTH.01/RIW