FNUS75 KRIW 181609 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE EAGLE RX...BLM CAD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 909 AM MST WED NOV 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS AFTERNOON (BETWEEN 1500 AND 1700) SHIFTING THE WIND TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. IT WILL BE SUNNY THROUGH THE DAY WITH LOW RH'S AND SEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES. SOME LOW CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THE FLOW BACKS TO THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY WITH LESS WIND EXPECTED. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...T.BAKER .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 55. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AROUND 1600. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. SHIFTING TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND 1600. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........83-86 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT). .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5-10 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND NOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND 10 MPH AROUND NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20000 KNOT-FT). .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...T.BAKER REQUESTED BY...ROB NEIBAUER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091118.LITTL.01/RIW