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SPOT FORECAST FOR GARNET SAR...NPS GTP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
329 PM MDT SAT APR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1450 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP BENIGN CONDITIONS OVER THE RESCUE SITE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
AND RELATIVE LIGHT WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL THEN MOVE TOWARDS THE
RESCUE SITE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRECIPITATION. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE STATE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE RESCUE SITE. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE LIGHT...THOUGH ITS COMBINATION WITH LOWERED CLOUD COVER MAY
RESULT IN RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL INCREASE
SUNDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
EXPECTED.


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

FORECASTER...BRANHAM

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-16.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY 0200. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) BY 1300.
                    ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY 1300.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-64 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH AFTER 1400.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
18. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.MONDAY...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 16.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRANHAM
REQUESTED BY...WAYNE PETSCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110423.GARNE.02/RIW