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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SLOPE RX...IA CDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
651 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF NORTHEAST WYOMING
SATURDAY MORNING AND TAKE ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WITH IT BY
NOON. THEN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE DRY WITH PARTIAL CLEARING. IT WILL
BE DRY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
SUNDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY LOOK MOSTLY DRY WITH ONLY
ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR
                    SNOW UNTIL 1000 AM. THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL
                    1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1400.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1400.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE AT 4 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1400.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1400.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.1 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING FAIR.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL SUNSET.
                    THEN VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL SUNSET.
                    THEN VARIABLE AT 3 TO 6 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR AFTER SUNSET.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER 1000. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1300.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....VARIABLE AT 4 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1300.
                    THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 1300.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.1 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR AFTER 1300.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...CDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110325.WESTS.02/RIW