FNUS75 KRIW 131628
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANTHONY TIMBERS...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
928 AM MST WED JAN 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY IN THE WAKE
OF LAST NIGHT'S WEAK PACIFIC TROUGH PASSAGE. MID AND UPPER LEVEL
MOUNTAIN SLOPES WILL WILL REMAIN ABOVE STRONG VALLEY/BASIN BOTTOM
TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS TODAY. MID-LEVEL SUBSIDCENCE...HOWEVER...WILL LEAD TO
STABLE CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WIND OVER THE WESTERN BIGHORN MOUNTAIN THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WEAK PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRUSH NORTHERN WYOMING
THURSDAY MORNING.

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

FORECASTER...CHURCH

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT-HIGH CLOUDS).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3. VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND 2 TO 5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2. VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3. VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. 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...CHURCH
REQUESTED BY...GABE HARRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100113.ANTHO.01/RIW