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SPOT FORECAST FOR ABBY ROAD...FCFPD BATT 10 HUDSON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
631 AM MDT SAT MAR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRANSIT ACROSS
CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WIND THIS MORNING
WILL TURN MORE SOUTHERLY BY MIDDAY. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM
WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING MIDDAY SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND.


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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20) PERCENT THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH
                    AFTER 1500L.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH
                    AFTER 1500L.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL THROUGH 1000L...INCREASING TO 8000-9000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (120000
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-74 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL DECREASING 500 TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4200-43300 KNOT-FT).

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...SCATTERED RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS FROM NOON UNTIL AROUND 1600L.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-7300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (20500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (73900
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...TODD SMITH FIRE CHIEF
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110326.ABBYR.01/RIW