FNUS75 KRIW 241005 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE FALL...IA TDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 405 AM MDT WED JUL 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2106 MDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL PULL NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN YESTERDAY. THERE COULD ALSO BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...MURRELL .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 2 PM...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5-10 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 9 PM...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MURRELL REQUESTED BY...TIDC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130723.LITTL.01/RIW