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SPOT FORECAST FOR KENDALL...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
326 AM MDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2017 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND
LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. WIND SPEEDS AND DIRECTION WILL BE
SIMILAR TO SUNDAY CONDITIONS. DRY TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WIND.
TUESDAY WILL START OUT DRY THROUGH 1200...THEN CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE AREA AFTER
1400 UNTIL 2100 TUESDAY EVENING. OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
AND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. RAINFALL WILL
BE LIGHT AND VERY LOCALIZED. WEDNESDAY WILL SEE MORE COVERAGE
OF STORMS WITH MORE CLOUDS AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN
THE AFTERNOON.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77 AT 8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT AT 8500 FEET.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500-9500 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.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-50 AT 8500 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-54 PERCENT AT 8500 FEET.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2000.
                    WIND BECOMING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2000.

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

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO 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 AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 2100.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 2100...DECREASING TO POOR
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75 AT 8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT AT 8500 FEET.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.

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

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 11 TO 16 MPH AFTER 1300
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.7 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2100. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET...GUSTY WIND TO
40 MPH NEAR EARLY EVENING STORMS.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 70. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH...GUSTY WIND
TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH...GUSTY
WIND TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH...GUSTY
WIND TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.KENDA.01/RIW