FNUS75 KRIW 071645
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIGGINS FORK R-4...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
945 AM MST SUN NOV 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONE MORE MILD DAY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
ALONG WITH SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS.  A STRONG PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN MONDAY MORNING BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS MAINLY LATE TONIGHT
AND IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  SOME SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA
MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH MORE SNOW SPREADING
ACROSS THE AREA INTO TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE.
COLD TEMPERATURES AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY FROM THE SOUTH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    BY 1100 AT AROUND 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-3200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (15500-61500 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-91 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT 10 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (20600-61000 KNOT-FT).

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST BY 1500
                    AT 13 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.21 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 32 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (35100-63200 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 20. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.VETERANS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...CODY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101107.WIGGI.01/RIW