FNUS75 KRIW 181419
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACK DRAW...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
819 AM MDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2028 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD AIR HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA ALONG
WITH A BRISK NORTH WIND TO NORTHEAST WIND. THIS WILL BE THE TREND
TODAY WITH CLOUDS LOWERING AND A CHANCE OF RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW
AFTER 3 PM...CHANGING TO SNOW BY 7 PM. THE WIND WILL REMAIN NORTH
TO NORTHEAST TODAY INTO THE EVENING. EXPECT A CHANCE OF SNOW
TONIGHT. FRIDAY LOOKS DRIER WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN
SHOWERS.

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

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 3 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45 BEFORE NOON...THEN FALLING INTO THE
                    30S THIS AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT BEFORE NOON...THEN INCREASING
                    HUMIDITY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........A NORTH WIND 12 TO 17 MPH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 TO 5000 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AT 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW AT TIMES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........A NORTH WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....A NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AT 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 10 PM.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........A NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    A NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....A NORTH WIND AT 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 4000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AT 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING FAIR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 18. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. LOWS AROUND
19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100317.BLACK.01/RIW