FNUS75 KRIW 221016
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RASPBERRY...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
416 AM MDT MON JUL 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2147 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY WARM AND DRY COUPLE DAYS WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BY THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD BE A LITTLE LESS
ON TUESDAY. VERY LOW RH'S WILL CONTINUE WITH AFTERNOON READING AROUND
10 PERCENT.


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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    17 TO 23 MPH AFTER 1200L.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 0900L (LESS THAN 40000 KNOT-FT) THEN
                    BECOMING VERY GOOD (110000-140000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-64 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100L THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 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.......5000-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (110000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (5000-30000 KNOT-FT) AFTER 2200L.
                    (1500 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1100L.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000L THEN GOOD (20000-70000 KNOT-FT).

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

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130721.RASPB.01/RIW