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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD INDIAN RX...WY-CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
600 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1457 MST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH FROM MONTANA WILL MOVE SOUTH
OF THE BURN AREA AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING WITH THE WEST WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHEAST.  BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT SNOW WILL
DEVELOP BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM.  TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AND HUMIDITY WILL
INCREASE WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 1500 FEE DEVELOPING.


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

FORECASTER...C.BAKER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.  ACCUMULATION AROUND
                    AN INCH BY 5 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 THIS MORNING FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 10 AM THEN
                    DECREASING TO 10 TO 15  MPH BY 3 PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 10 AM.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..... NORTHWEST 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 10 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR THIS MORNING THEN FAIR THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH AND GUSTY.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......BELOW 1000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. WEST WINDS AROUND
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...C.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS BRATEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090220.DEADI.01/RIW