FNUS75 KRIW 161452
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTHONY TIMBERS...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
752 AM MST WED DEC 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MST ON DECEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN WYOMING TODAY.
MILDER CORE OF AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES 4-8 F WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE THIS MORNING...AND BECOME WEST AT 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
16 MPH AFTER 1300. THE HIGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT WITH
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE THURSDAY MORNING AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON.


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

FORECASTER...SMITH

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH...BECOMING WEST AT
                    8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH AFTER 1300 LST.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING GOOD AFTER 1300 LST.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-67 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-41 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 17. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 30. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...GABE HARRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091216.ANTHO.01/RIW