FNUS75 KRIW 161541
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY MTN PILES...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
841 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A FLATTENING
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. A COUPLE OF LOW PRESSURE
TROUGHS TRACKING TOWARD THE BURN AREA FROM CANADA WILL INITIATE A THREAT
OF SNOWFALL FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-31.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 23 MPH BY 1100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BY 1100.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY 1500.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 17 MPH BY 1500.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 17 MPH
                    BY 1500.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
9. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...ZEB MCWILLIAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100216.MUDDY.04/RIW