FNUS75 KRIW 121435
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY MT  PILES...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
835 AM MDT WED OCT 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD
INTO THE REGION. WEST WIND WILL INCREASE AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY DURING
THE DAY TODAY BECOMING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING. WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND BUT MIN
RH VALUES WILL STAY IN THE 30+ RANGE.


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

FORECASTER...BERC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) BY 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BY NOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (49500-83700 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-69 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (28600-73500 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (35200-79400 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...DEREK BITNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111012.MUDDY.01/RIW