FNUS75 KRIW 160933 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR KENDALL...USFS BTF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 333 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 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 9500 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.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10200-11200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48. MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1900. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1900. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 2100. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100. 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 2100. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 13 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO FAIR BY 2200...THEN BECOMING POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1300. THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77. MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 45 MPH NEAR SHOWERS OR STORMS. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500-9500 AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 72 TO 77. AFTERNOON WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND DURING THE NIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. AFTERNOON WEST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS 70 TO 75. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...FILARDO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130815.KENDA.01/RIW