FNUS75 KRIW 171553
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SLOPE RX...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
953 AM MDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST TODAY. WINDS
TODAY WILL AGAIN BE SLOPE DRIVEN...UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL THEN COME THROUGH SHIFTING THE WIND OUT OF THE NORTH...LIKELY
BETWEEN 1500 AND 1600 MDT. WILL SEE HIGH CLOUDS MOVE ACROSS THE BURN
AREA TODAY. A CHANGE BACK TO WINTER COMES THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...WITH SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES. A RE-ENFORCING SHOT MOVES IN THURSDAY EVENING
BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW.

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

FORECASTER...T.BAKER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    7-11 MPH BETWEEN 1500 AND 1600 MDT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                    BETWEEN 1500 AND 1600 MDT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (24000 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...COLDER. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...NOT AS COOL. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...T.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.WESTS.01/RIW