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SPOT FORECAST FOR MAKI CREEK RX...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
524 AM MDT THU MAY 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER TODAY AND FRIDAY AT THE BURN SITE. WIND
WILL BE LIGHT TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SUNNY SKY TODAY. THERE WILL BE
MORE HIGH CLOUDS ON FRIDAY. EXPECT SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS
OVER THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1100 AM.
                    THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    1100 AM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1100 AM.
                    THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    1100 AM.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 200 PM.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 3 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO UNDER 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR BY 1000 PM.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1100 AM.
                    THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1100 AM.
                    THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 200 PM.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.MEMORIAL DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD PUTNAM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090521.MAKIC.01/RIW