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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE...IA TDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
545 AM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2100 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS WITH CONTINUED WESTERLY FLOW. A TAD MORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY TODAY THAN WHAT OCCURRED THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP CANYON 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM.
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UP CANYON 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM.
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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

$$

FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...JON WHITE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.MOOSE.02/RIW