FNUS75 KRIW 060525
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLONDIKE...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1125 PM MDT MON AUG 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2250 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE FIRE SITE EARLIER THIS
EVENING. THE NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE FIRE SITE WILL WEAKEN AND
BECOME MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN OR WEST NORTHWEST BY 2 AM. DRY AND WARM
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY...WITH MAINLY LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
SURFACE FLOW...BECOMING NORTHERLY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY TUESDAY...THAN WHAT
OCCURRED MONDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY 3-6 MPH OR WEST
                    NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY 2 AM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BY 2 AM.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BY 9 AM...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4-8 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM.
                    GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 10-15 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...CDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.KLOND.01/RIW