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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADINDIAN RX...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
622 AM MST WED FEB 18 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TODAY WITH SOME LIGHT
SNOW AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING NEAR THE BURN AREA.
EXPECT A COLD DAY WITH A BRISK WIND. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE LATE
TONIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THURSDAY LOOKS
COLD WITH A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY AND BRISK WIND.

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

FORECASTER...TEAM RIVERTON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL MIDNIGHT WITH ISOLATED
                    SNOW SHOWERS. THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8-13.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-88 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 8 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-48 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST AT 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD AFTER 100 PM.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 TO 15.
WEST WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TEAM RIVERTON
REQUESTED BY...HAL BROMLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090217.DEADI.01/RIW