FNUS75 KRIW 131008
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
408 AM MDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1801 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE
AREA AGAIN TODAY. WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DRIVEN...BUT BY MID AFTERNOON THE AREA SHOULD BE DOMINATED
BY GUSTY AND ERRATIC THUNDERSTORM WINDS. THE MAIN HAZARD FROM
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL.
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LESS ON WEDNESDAY.

...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) IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. AN ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE
                    AFTER 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP CANYON 3-7 MPH...BECOMING DOMINATED
                    BY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS BY MID AFTERNOON.
                    SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH BY 2 PM.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 11 AM...THEN 3.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWN CANYON 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE 4-8 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 9 PM...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP CANYON 3-7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 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...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

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

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

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...FILARDO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.MOOSE.01/RIW