FNUS75 KRIW 122043 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR SENSEBAUGH...BLM WY-HPD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 243 PM MDT FRI JUL 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1426 MDT ON JULY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE HAS SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF THE DISPATCH ZONES TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS FOR THE MOST PART WILL BEHAVE...STAYING OUT OF THE WEST OR WEST SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH EXCEPT UNDER OR NEAR A THUNDERSTORM WHICH COULD BOOST GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER TODAY BEHIND LAST NIGHT'S COLD FRONT...BUT WILL WARM UP BY SOME 5 DEG BY SATURDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...BRAUN .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........79-82 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................5 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.47 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (61400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (9700 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82. MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 3 UNTIL 1500...THEN 4. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.22 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (39300-74100 KNOT-FT). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRAUN REQUESTED BY...JOSH FRAZIER REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130712.SENSE.03/RIW