FNUS75 KRIW 251541
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SLOPE RX...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
941 AM MDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A
DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE ERRATIC AS THIS DISTURBANCE APPROACHES. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ON FRIDAY.


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

FORECASTER...BERC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO
                    13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (83500
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH AND GUSTY BECOMING WEST AT
                    10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 2100. WINDS WILL
                    BECOME DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 2100.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8700-49300 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20 TO
                    22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (20700-48300 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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