368 
SXUS45 KRIW 150909
RECRIW

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
309 AM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE 
DOMINATES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL 
BE IN THE UPPER 70S TODAY. A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING LATE TODAY...BRINGING ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE. UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BEFORE ANOTHER RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

---------------------------------------------------------------------
LIGHTNING THREAT FORECAST:
TODAY:    LOW
TONIGHT:  LOW
TOMORROW: LOW
---------------------------------------------------------------------
TODAY'S SKY FORECAST (HEIGHT ABOVE JACKSON AIRPORT)
NOTE: GRAND TETON SUMMIT IS 7300 FT ABOVE THE AIRPORT.
FEW=MOSTLY CLEAR/SCT=PARTLY CLOUDY/BKN=MOSTLY CLOUDY/OVC=OVERCAST
1200 AM TO 0100 PM: SCT AT 25000 FT. 
0100 PM TO 0800 PM: FEW AT 9000 FT. SCT AT 25000 FT. 
0800 PM TO 1200 AM: FEW AT 9000 FT. BKN AT 25000 FT. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
FORECASTS FOR SELECT LOCATIONS:
                       TUE|   TUE|   WED|   WED|   THU|   
                          | NIGHT|      | NIGHT|      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MOOSE                   76|    37|    74|    35|    69| TEMP(F)
6460 FT               S  6|  E  4|  S  6| SE  8|  S 11| WIND(MPH)
                       10%|   10%|   20%|   20%|   30%| PRECIP(%)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
JENNY LAKE              76|    40|    74|    38|    68| TEMP(F)
6800 FT               S  8| SW  4| SW  7| SW  8|  S 10| WIND(MPH)
                       20%|   10%|   30%|   20%|   30%| PRECIP(%)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
COLTER BAY              76|    39|    74|    38|    68| TEMP(F)
6800 FT              SE  7|  E  4|  S  7|  S  6|  S  9| WIND(MPH)
                       10%|   10%|   20%|   20%|   30%| PRECIP(%)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY CREEK PC          68|    43|    64|    39|    59| TEMP(F)
7600 FT               S  8|  S  6| SW 11| SW 11| SW 13| WIND(MPH)
                       20%|   20%|   30%|   30%|   40%| PRECIP(%)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
DEATH CANYON PC         65|    43|    63|    40|    58| TEMP(F)
7800 FT               S  9|  S  5| SW  9| SW 12|  S 13| WIND(MPH)
                       20%|   20%|   40%|   30%|   50%| PRECIP(%)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
LOWER SADDLE            57|    39|    54|    36|    49| TEMP(F)
11600 FT              S 10| SW  6| SW 12| SW 14| SW 14| WIND(MPH)
                       20%|   20%|   40%|   40%|   50%| PRECIP(%)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
GRAND TETON SUMMIT      49|    31|    46|    28|    41| TEMP(F)
13770 FT              S 11| SW  7| SW 11| SW 13| SW 15| WIND(MPH)
                       20%|   20%|   50%|   30%|   60%| PRECIP(%)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED AROUND 3 AM DAILY. FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE
INFORMATION CALL 1-800-211-1448 OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON

$$