FNUS75 KRIW 102141
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP WILDFIRE...FREMONT COUNTY S.O.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
341 PM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1519 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...EXPECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A MAINLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND.
HOWEVER...WINDS NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE ERRATIC AND
VERY GUSTY TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING...BUT DECREASE BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. LIGHTER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
WARMER WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER HUMIDITY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75+ PERCENT)...WITH SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH. HOWEVER...ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO
                    40 MPH AT TIMES DUE TO NEARBY SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70+ PERCENT)...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY 9 PM.
                    HOWEVER...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE
                    POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 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...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130810.LOOPW.01/RIW