FNUS75 KRIW 151009
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
409 AM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2016 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA TODAY INTO FRIDAY.
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OR FRIDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BUT THE DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD MIXING AND
STRONG HEATING WILL LIKELY CREATE STRONGER THAN NORMAL DIURNAL WINDS
WITH MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS MIXING DOWN AT TIMES.


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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    11 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH UNTIL 2000L.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 14-18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
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...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.MOOSE.01/RIW