984 SXUS45 KRIW 040905 RECRIW GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK RECREATIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 305 AM MDT MON AUG 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS... MONSOONAL MOISTURE...WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW NORTHWARD OVER THE COWBOY STATE TODAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OCCURRING WEST OF THE DIVIDE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS ACTIVITY...TODAY...TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. TODAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY THIS WEEK...AS AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE BECOME OVERCAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES BECOME WIDELY SCATTERED EAST OF THE DIVIDE...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WHILE WEST OF THE DIVIDE WILL HAVE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. --------------------------------------------------------------------- LIGHTNING THREAT FORECAST: TODAY: HIGH TONIGHT: HIGH TOMORROW: HIGH --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0500 AM: SCT AT 12000 FT. OVC AT 20000 FT. 0500 AM TO 1000 AM: OVC AT 9000 FT. 1000 AM TO 0400 PM: SCT AT 4000 FT. OVC AT 6000 FT. 0400 PM TO 0900 PM: SCT AT 6000 FT. BKN AT 10000 FT. 0900 PM TO 1200 AM: SCT AT 5000 FT. OVC AT 8000 FT. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FORECASTS FOR SELECT LOCATIONS: MON| MON| TUE| TUE| WED| | NIGHT| | NIGHT| | --------------------------------------------------------------------- MOOSE 73| 49| 70| 46| 71| TEMP(F) 6460 FT SE 6| E 4| S 4| SE 3| S 4| WIND(MPH) 60%| 60%| 60%| 50%| 50%| PRECIP(%) --------------------------------------------------------------------- JENNY LAKE 71| 48| 68| 44| 69| TEMP(F) 6800 FT SE 6| E 4| S 5| SE 4| S 3| WIND(MPH) 60%| 60%| 60%| 60%| 60%| PRECIP(%) --------------------------------------------------------------------- COLTER BAY 72| 52| 69| 48| 70| TEMP(F) 6800 FT S 5| E 3| S 3| S 2| S 3| WIND(MPH) 60%| 60%| 60%| 50%| 60%| PRECIP(%) --------------------------------------------------------------------- BERRY CREEK PC 65| 48| 62| 45| 64| TEMP(F) 7600 FT S 6| SE 3| SW 4| S 4| SW 3| WIND(MPH) 60%| 60%| 70%| 60%| 50%| PRECIP(%) --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH CANYON PC 61| 47| 56| 44| 61| TEMP(F) 7800 FT SE 6| SE 4| S 5| S 4| S 4| WIND(MPH) 60%| 60%| 80%| 70%| 50%| PRECIP(%) --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOWER SADDLE 49| 41| 45| 37| 49| TEMP(F) 11600 FT S 9| S 9| SW 11| S 6| S 6| WIND(MPH) 60%| 60%| 90%| 80%| 50%| PRECIP(%) --------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND TETON SUMMIT 41| 33| 37| 29| 41| TEMP(F) 13770 FT S 9| S 10| SW 12| S 8| S 7| WIND(MPH) 60%| 60%| 80%| 70%| 50%| 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 $$