FNUS75 KRIW 091548
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY MTN PILES...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
848 AM MST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES
TO IMPACT THE BURN SITE. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE PRESENT
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS...WITH LINGERING SNOWFALL EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING... SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5
INCHES WILL HAVE FALLEN AROUND THE BURN SITE. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE BURN SITE COMPARED TO THOSE
EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DIP INTO
THE TEENS...WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW
30S. THOUGH THE BULK OF THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE MOVED EAST... SOME
LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MIN HUMIDITY........84-87 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 8-12 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AFTER 1100. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 1600 FT AGL BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER 1100.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13700-21200 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SNOW WEAKENING
                    WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1700...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 2300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 600 FT AGL BY 0200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9900-16200 KNOT-FT).

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) AFTER 1100. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (17000-24100 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 16. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.VETERANS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...DEREK BITNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.MUDDY.01/RIW