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FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER BOTTOM FIRE...BIA WRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
833 PM MDT SAT OCT 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2012 MDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. IT WILL TURN BREEZY
TO WINDY AFTER 1200 AND IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY SUNDAY
NIGHT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM MONDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. MONDAY LOOKS WINDY
AND MUCH COLDER WITH ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.

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

FORECASTER...ROSS

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AT 4 TO 7 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AT 5 TO 9 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING.
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1000.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER 1200.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1000.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO VERY GOOD AFTER 1200.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
HIGHS 45 TO 50. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT JONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101023.RIVER.01/RIW