FNUS75 KRIW 300505
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP MOUNTAIN FIRE...BLM RSD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1105 PM MDT SAT JUN 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2226 MDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS AND MAINLY LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT
THE FIRE SITE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. ANOTHER HOT DAY IS
EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 WITH VERY LOW
HUMIDITY...UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MID
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARD
FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE VERY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 4 AM. GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH THROUGH 1 AM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST 10-15 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT EAST TO
                    NORTHEAST BY AROUND 4 AM.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10-15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    5-10 MPH BY AROUND 10 AM...INCREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST TO NORTH
                    AROUND 10 MPH BY AROUND 10 AM.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    BY AROUND 10 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT BY MIDDAY.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...SONJA HARROWER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130629.SHEEP.01/RIW