FNUS75 KRIW 021846
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BILLY CREEK RX...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1146 AM MST WED MAR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THEN A SERIES OF WEAK
WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY FOR A CHANCE
OF RAIN AND SNOW. THEN THE MAIN TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE
FRIDAY BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT
A CONTINUATION OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES IN THE WESTERLY FLOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE
THE CHANCE OF SNOW DURING THE WEEKEND. THE SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL ONLY BE FAIR
TODAY BUT WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH AROUND 1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH AROUND 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FEET BY LATE MORNING BECOMING 6500 FEET AFTER
                    THE WIND SHIFT AT 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
                    WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 14 MPH AROUND 1400.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    GOOD BY 1400.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 17. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 10.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...GREGG BUCKALEW
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110302.BILLY.01/RIW