FNUS75 KRIW 121438
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEAD INDIAN COMM SITE...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
838 AM MDT THU MAR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 MDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP
THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK APPROACHING TROUGH.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    FROM THE WEST WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH BY 1200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-14.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...CLINT DAWSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090312.DEADI.01/RIW