FNUS75 KRIW 091249
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR VOSS PILES...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
549 AM MST THU DEC 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON DECEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS LOOK LIGHT TODAY WITH THE DIRECTION LEANING
SOUTH WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND. IT WILL BE PARTLY
TO MOSTLY SUNNY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE FRIDAY WITH INCREASING
NORTHWEST WIND AND A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AREA.


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

FORECASTER...SKRBAC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS
                    ABOVE 7000 TO 8000 FEET MSL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-13.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-95 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 3-5 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH...INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    WINDS ABOVE 7000 TO 8000 FEET MSL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4-6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 4-7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AT SPEEDS OF 12 TO 22 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AT 20 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1000-1500 AGL BY 1500L.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 15-20 MPH
                    AFTER 1500L.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000-25000 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 12. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
9. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SKRBAC
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK RUSSELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101209.VOSSP.01/RIW