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SPOT FORECAST FOR SLEEPING GIANT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
445 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW TODAY INTO THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT WARM MUCH TODAY DUE TO THE SNOW AND CLOUD
COVER. THE SNOW WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE DRY
WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WIND.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST AT 8-10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AFTER 1200L.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
                    THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....9-13.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BY 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.  WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES. LOWS AROUND 15.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...M WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.SLEEP.01/RIW