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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE...TIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
524 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2050 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MORNING WILL BE DRY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL
FORM OVER THE TETONS AFTER 1300. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE GUSTY WIND TO 45 MPH AND LIGHTNING. RAINFALL WILL BE LESS
THAN A QUARTER INCH WITH MOST STORMS. THE THREAT TO THE FIRE AREA
WILL OCCUR UNTIL 2100.

THEN ON FRIDAY MORE OF THE SAME WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING
OVER THE TETONS AFTER 1300...WITH POTENTIAL IMPACT TO THE FIRE AREA
THROUGH 2100 FRIDAY EVENING. THE THREATS FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND
LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR. AGAIN RAINFALL WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH
FROM MOST STORMS.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING
                    CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL DOMINATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200.

                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR STORMS.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 3.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.15 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 1300...BECOMING VERY GOOD BY
                    1500.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL SUNSET.
                    THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 4 TO 7 MPH.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL DOMINATE IN THE
                    EVENING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL SUNSET.
                    THEN SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH UNTIL 2100.

LAL.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.15 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET.
                    THEN SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...BECOMING POOR AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER 1300 WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL DOMINATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200.

                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR STORMS.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN LAL 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.15 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1200...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD
                    BY 1400.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.MOOSE.01/RIW