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SPOT FORECAST FOR BRETECHE CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
505 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRETECHE CREEK RX...BLM WOD

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS TO THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY.  A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL PASS
OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A
CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION.  WINDS WILL DECREASE BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT.

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

FORECASTER...C.BAKER

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WIND 22 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WIND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
LAL.................1
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT 200000 KNOT FEET.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-80 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    THEN WEST AT 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD IN THE EVENING BECOMING POOR BY 10 PM MDT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 11 AM MDT 62500 KNOT FEET.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...C.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...MONONI
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.BRETE.01/RIW