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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP CREEK RX...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1057 AM MDT WED OCT 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WIND WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA TODAY. THE WIND WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE STATE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTROL WEATHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...RESULTING IN WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND DECREASED DAYTIME HUMIDITY. HOWEVER SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE LATER NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CLEARING SKIES BY 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 AT 6550 FEET AND 35 AT 7740 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT 6550 FEET AND 36 PERCENT AT 7440 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (39800-67300 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-79 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWST 8 MPH THEN BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AT 8 MPH BY 2200 AND THEN INCREASING TO 16 TO 26 MPH
                    BY 0300.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (13600-49500 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT 6550 FEET AND 44 AT 7740 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT AT 6550 FEET AND 29 PERCENT AT 7440 FEET.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY 1200.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15000-22600 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NOT AS COLD. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...ERIC FRANSTED
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.SHEEP.01/RIW