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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED CANYON RX...BLM RSD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
542 AM MDT TUE JUN 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE COWBOY STATE TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT
IN WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND
SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING. THE BEST SHOT FOR PRECIPITATION AT THE FIRE
SITE WILL BE FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM TODAY. A PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKY AND SOME PRECIPITATION AROUND THE AREA WILL RESULT IN
RELATIVELY HIGH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY. WEAK UPSLOPE
WINDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WESTERLY BY LATE
MORNING...BUT COULD BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH WARMER AND MUCH LOWER HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY...AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
VERY LIGHT ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL STRUGGLING TO GET
INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY. STRONGER WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ARE
EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-75 PERCENT). WIDELY
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  BEST CHANCE
                    FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH BY AROUND 1200.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 T0 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST
                    10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (82500
                    KNOT-FT) BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH BY 2100.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND
                    5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (58900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3000
                    KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-7700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (25400-42200 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD PUTNAMM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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