FNUS75 KRIW 072234
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTHONY TIMBERS...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
434 PM MDT WED OCT 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A CANADIAN COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN WYOMING WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE MUCH OF NORTHERN
WYOMING...ESPECIALLY THE EAST END OF THE BIG HORN BASIN...AND THE WEST
SLOPE OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY
AFTER SUNRISE BEFORE ENDING. THE WORLAND AREA CAN EXPECT 1 TO AS
MUCH AS 2 INCHES OF SNOW BUT MUCH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN TEN SLEEP AND BIG TRAILS. THE
NEARBY WEST SLOPE OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT 4 TO 7
INCHES OF SNOW.

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

FORECASTER...C.BAKER

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-98 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16600-19000 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-27.
MIN HUMIDITY........66-69 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19900-31700 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
18. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 7. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
8. HIGHS AROUND 18. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...NOT AS COOL. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...C.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.ANTHO.01/RIW