FNUS75 KRIW 170828 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR KENDALL...IA TDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 228 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1639 MDT ON AUGUST 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR MOST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER DAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR OR TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE. THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE FIRE. ONE WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE WEST AFTER 1500 FOR POSSIBLE SHOWERS OR STORMS MOVING TOWARD THE FIRE FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE SHOWERS OR STORMS WILL BE OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES. RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT AND BRIEF. SUNDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS NEAR TO OR AT THE FIRE AFTER 1200 THROUGH 2000. AGAIN THE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE MOVING TO THE EAST...THUS KEEP AN EYE TO THE WEST FOR ACTIVITY MOVING TOWARD THE FIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER SUNDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT LITTLE HIGHER THAN SATURDAY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80 AT 8500 FEET...AROUND 70 AT 10000 FEET. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1300. WEST 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.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1...LAL 2 AFTER 1500. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE 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 TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS UNTIL 2100. MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44 AT 8500 FEET...45-49 AT 10000 FEET. MAX HUMIDITY........53-57 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.................2 UNTIL 2100...THEN LAL OF 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 2100. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO FAIR BY 2200...THEN BECOMING POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASE IN CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76 AT 8500 FEET...66-69 AT 10000 FEET. MIN HUMIDITY........17-20 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 6 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1300. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1300 WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH. 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 13 TO 17 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO 21 MPH. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN LAL 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 7500-8500 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 IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY NIGHT...ISOLATED SHOWERS OR STORMS UNTIL 2000. THEN DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS AROUND 40 AT 8500 FT...AROUND 45 AT 10000 FEET. WIND LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS 75-78 AT 8500 FEET...66-69 AT 10000 FEET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS 75 TO 80 AT 8500 FEET...AROUND 70 AT 10000 FEET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS 75 TO 80 AT 8500 FEET...AROUND 70 AT 10000 FEET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130816.KENDA.01/RIW