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Spot Forecast for Pine Knoll...USFS
National Weather Service Riverton WY
447 AM MDT Sun Oct 6 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on October 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will bring another day of above normal temperatures and
dry conditions. Wind will be mainly light and terrain driven through
the morning before becoming west in the afternoon. Between 1500 and
1800, there is around a 25 percent chance of wind gusts of 20 mph
or over. Wind will not be as strong as Friday or Saturday though.
Mixing and smoke dispersal will be generally good to excellent after
1200. Expect similar conditions for Monday. A stray shower can`t
be ruled out on Tuesday afternoon but the chance is less than 10
percent.

...Thunderstorms imply strong gusty and erratic winds...
...Haines index is high level haines both day and night...

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds until 1200, then west 8 to 12 mph
                    with gusts to around 18 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast around 10 mph until 1100, then west.
Haines Index........3 to 4.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............42  42  44  50  57  60  63  66  68  68  68  67
RH..............40  41  39  36  30  28  29  26  22  22  23  23
20 FT wind dir..E   E   SE  SE  S   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..5   5   4   5   5   6   7   8   9   10  12  12
20 FT wind gust.6   6   6   6   7   10  11  13  14  14  18  18
Ridge wind dir..E   E   SE  SE  S   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W
Ridge wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7 to 9 mph with gusts to around 14
                    mph until 2000, then light.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest 10 to 15 mph until 2300, then
                    northeast until 0500, then east.
Haines Index........3 to 4.

TIME (MDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........10  5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............63  59  54  52  50  48  48  47  45  45  44  43
RH..............27  32  36  40  43  44  45  47  45  45  45  47
20 FT wind dir..W   NW  NW  N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
20 FT wind spd..9   7   6   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
20 FT wind gust.14  12  10  6   6       6
Ridge wind dir..W   NW  NW  N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  NE  E   E
Ridge wind spd..15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   4   4

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds until 1300, then west 8 to 9 mph
                    with gusts to around 14 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast around 10 mph until 1100, then west.
Haines Index........4.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............43  42  43  49  57  61  64  65  66  67  66  65
RH..............46  46  45  39  32  27  24  22  21  20  21  22
20 FT wind dir..E   SE  SE  SE  S   SW  W   W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..4   4   4   5   5   6   6   8   9   9   9   8
20 FT wind gust.6   6   6   6   7   8   10  12  14  14  14  13
Ridge wind dir..E   SE  SE  SE  S   SW  W   W   W   W   NW  NW
Ridge wind spd..10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
Haines index....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...Hattings
Requested by...Lex Scanlan
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2423674.0/RIW
.DELDT 10/06/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wytdc@firenet.gov,alexa.scanlan@firenet.gov