FNUS75 KRIW 131132
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGODA CREEK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
432 AM MST WED JAN 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1711 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS WILL
DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST OF
THE AREA. ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS...A SMALL CHANCE OF FLURRIES AND BRIEF GUSTY WIND
AGAIN OVER THE RIDGES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE NORTH FACING SLOPES
WILL LIKELY NOT SEE THAT MUCH WIND COMPARED TO THE WEST FACING OR
EXPOSED SLOPES.

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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000KT-FT-35000KT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY 45-55 PERCENT...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                   (70-80 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO UNDER 500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500KT-FT).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. (12500-25000KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...CREAGAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100112.PAGOD.01/RIW