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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1710 MST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE WIND WILL BLOW THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AS A STORM
SYSTEM MOVES IN THE AREA MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
BETWEEN 1100 AND 1300 WITH A WIND SHIFT FROM WEST SOUTHWEST TO WEST
NORTHWEST. WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE
HIGHER MONDAY AND MOST LIKELY TUESDAY AS WELL. RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW
AROUND 1300 MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL OF A COUPLE INCHES EXPECTED.
THERE WILL BE LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY WITH A BREEZY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WIND.

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

FORECASTER...ROSS

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING. THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.

MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-42...FALLING TEMPS IN THE AFTERNOON TO
                    AROUND 30 DEGREES BY 1600.

MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...INCREASING RH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON TO 80-85 PERCENT BY 1600.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    15 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 1300.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH AFTER 1300.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.21 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. WEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS AROUND 30.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 15.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...BILL MAYER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101107.WIGGI.02/RIW