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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
620 AM MDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2035 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TODAY. HUMIDITY WILL BE
LOWER THAN WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER...AND MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO SURGE NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN
WYOMING THURSDAY...AND BECOME WELL ESTABLISHED BY FRIDAY. THIS
MOISTURE...COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR
FRIDAY...BEFORE A DRYING TREND OCCURS THIS WEEKEND.

...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 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BY 9 AM...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH BY AROUND 2 PM. GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 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.......INCREASING TO 8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH
                    WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 3.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130806.MOOSE.01/RIW