FNUS75 KRIW 061414
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR KLONDIKE...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
814 AM MDT TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0742 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE DRY AND WARM TODAY WITH A GENERAL NORTH TO NORTHEAST LOW LEVEL
FLOW. WINDS ABOVE ABOUT 10K TO 12K WILL CONTINUE WESTERLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
IT WILL REMAIN CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SMALL AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE WILL TRY TO EDGE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY
LEADING TO SOME MOUNTAIN BUILDUPS AND A SMALL CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE EAST AND SOUTH WHICH COULD MOVE NEAR THE FIRE
WEDNESDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY THE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.


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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) AFTER 1400L.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH UNTIL 0900L THEN NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 0900L THEN BECOMING
                    NORTH NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 14 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON (27500-80000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-66 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 2000L THEN POOR (3400-45200 KNOT-FT).

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (81600
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED 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 IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...CDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130806.KLOND.01/RIW