FNUS75 KRIW 151714
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SLOPE RX...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1114 AM MDT MON MAR 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1149 MDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AND
TUESDAY. EXPECT RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND
SOMEWHAT LOW RH'S. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL SKIRT ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...THICKENING FOR TUESDAY. IT WILL REMAIN MILD
WEDNESDAY...THOUGH THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST WITH MID CLOUDS
INCREASING. A COLD FRONT MOVES IN WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH SOME RAIN
SHOWERS...THEN SNOW LIKELY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.


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

FORECASTER...T.BAKER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (35000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (50000 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...COLDER. CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...T.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100315.WESTS.01/RIW