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FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTHONY TIMBERS...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
950 AM MDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH A CANADIAN WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
IMPACT THE AREA TODAY. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGHOUT
THE DAY...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED. INCREASED WIND WILL ALSO BE
PRESENT...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE FIRE AREA. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF AROUND
SUNSET THIS EVENING...THOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE TEENS. ANOTHER POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT
STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
                    4 INCHES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE UPPER SINGLE
                    DIGITS.
MIN HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH BY 1000 THIS
                    MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY
                    1700.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
                    10 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900-11700 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4 BELOW ZERO.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-12600 KNOT-FT).

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-18.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-64 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY 1200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600-23700 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 7. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.ANTHO.01/RIW