FNUS75 KRIW 291543
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN SPRINGS RX...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
943 AM MDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL RETURN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM COULD AFFECT
THE AREA MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH DECREASING TO EAST SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 12 MPH BY 1200
                    AND THEN SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY 1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 13
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (30300-44400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-53 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH VEERING TO THE SOUTH AT 4 TO 7 MPH
                    BY 2200 AND THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH BY 0400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6200-28700 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH VEERING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 13 MPH
                    BY 1400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 15
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (24500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (81800
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...ORRIN CONNELL FIRE TRAX
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110929.INDIA.01/RIW