FNUS75 KRIW 262043
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN BIGHORNS...NATRONA COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
243 PM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1455 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND
ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN BIGHORNS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH IN LATE MORNING
HOURS SHIFTING THE WIND TO THE NORTH WITH SPEEDS TAPERING. SOME
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN AFTERNOON CONTINUING OVER NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.  2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


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

FORECASTER...T.BAKER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    SOME HIGHER GUSTS BY NOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
15. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 11.
HIGHS AROUND 17. NORTH WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...T.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...STU ANDERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.SOUTH.01/RIW