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SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
300 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ANOTHER DAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN WHAT
OCCURRED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT RIDGE TOP WIND SPEEDS
ABOVE 10000 FEET WILL BE SIMILAR TO THURSDAY SPEEDS. THE
DIRECTION SHOULD BE MORE WEST SOUTHWEST TODAY ON THE RIDGE TOPS.

ON SATURDAY ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR STORMS
MAY MOVE INTO OR NEAR THE FIRE AREA. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE
SHOWERS OR STORMS WILL BE OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND
AND A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW AFTERNOON CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 AT 9000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT AT 9000 FEET.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9500-10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46 AT 9000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT AT 9000 FEET.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1900.
                    WIND BECOMING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1900.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2000.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2000.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500-2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 2000.
                    SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2000.

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO FAIR BY 2100...BECOMING POOR
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1300. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 AT 9000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT AT 9000 FEET.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH.

                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 45 MPH NEAR
                    SHOWERS OR STORMS.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND AT 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...FILARDO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.GREEN.01/RIW