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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSED SABRES...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1153 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH WILL KEEP A THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THE AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
THURSDAY FOR DRIER WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM CENTER WILL TRACK
SOUTHEAST ACROSS UTAH OVER THE WEEKEND FOR ANOTHER THREAT OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-33.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE...MAINLY WESTERLY AT 5-9 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-15.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY WEST AROUND
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS AROUND 40. WINDS GENERALLY LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100310.CROSS.02/RIW