FNUS75 KRIW 220118
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDLUCK...SHOSHONE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
718 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1826 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAINLY DRY WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY RETURN TO THE AREA FOR
THURSDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-41 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY THIS
                    EVENING. THEN DRAINAGE WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST
                    AT 4 TO 7 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST BEGINNING AT 2030.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900-9900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (113300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (32200 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT 8500 FEET AND 73 AT 9500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BY 0800 BECOMING VARIABLE
                    AT 6 TO 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (44300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (126700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...TIM HAAS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130721.HARDL.01/RIW