Suppression Forecast Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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FNUS75 KRIW 160045
FWSRIW
SPOT FORECAST FOR LEWIS FALLS FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
645 PM MDT SAT JUN 15 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1801 MDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH ONLY ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE
60S WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WIND. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY COULD PRODUCE
BRIEF GUSTY WIND. OTHERWISE...A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...
FORECASTER...LYNOTT
.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-9900 FT AGL
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
(141000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...
THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...
THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
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FORECASTER...LYNOTT
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA PAGE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130615.LEWIS.01/RIW