FNUS75 KRIW 221159 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR SUPERIOR...BLM RAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 559 AM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1955 MDT ON JUNE 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN EASTERLY PUSH MOVED IN EARLY THIS MORNING BRINGING AN INCREASE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS AIRMASS WILL DRY OUT TODAY AS THE GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND RETURNS AFTER 1200 AND THE DRY AIR MOVES BACK IN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE AREA TODAY. KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY JUST IN CASE A STRAY STORM WOULD FORM OVER YOU OR TO YOUR SOUTHWEST. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE WIND WILL LIGHTEN UP BY SUNSET WITH A LIGHT WIND LATE TONIGHT. SUNDAY LOOKS DRY WITH AN AFTERNOON WIND DEVELOPING. EXPECT WARMER CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON SUNDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1000... THEN SOUTH AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000... THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN SOUTH AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1000. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000-10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER 1000 AROUND 10 MPH...THEN WEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1500. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43. MAX HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AT 12 TO 17 MPH UNTIL 2000... THEN NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 2000... THEN NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT... VARIABLE AT 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 0300. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 14 TO 19 MPH UNTIL 2000. THEN NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 2000... THEN NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT... THEN VARIABLE AT 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0300. 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 AT 20 TO 25 MPH UNTIL 2100... THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 2100... THEN BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 10 MPH MIDNIGHT... THEN VARIABLE AT 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 0300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT UNTIL 2000...DECREASING TO GOOD AFTER SUNSET... DECREASING TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78. MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200. SOUTHWEST AT 9 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000-10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. THEN SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1200...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY 1600. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...JAKE HILER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130621.SUPER.01/RIW