FNUS75 KRIW 081548
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSS RANCH...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
948 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WYOMING TODAY...BRINGING WAVES OF
HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH. THE WAVE OF CLOUDS OVER NORTHERN WYOMING THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE OUT BETWEEN NOON AND 1300. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE...BUT WILL BE LIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
TODAY DUE TO THE CLOUDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN THIS EVENING
AROUND 1800 SHIFTING THE WIND TO THE NORTH...INCREASING IN SPEED
TO 10-15 MPH. COULD SEE A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY
MIXING WITH SNOW...OVERNIGHT AS WELL.

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

FORECASTER...T.BAKER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5-8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 8-12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 7-11 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20000 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...T.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...CATHY HUTTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.MOSSR.01/RIW