FNUS75 KRIW 132342
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SINKS...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
442 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1556 MST ON NOVEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

VERY WINDY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY
ACROSS THE FIRE SITE. SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BUT
THE FIRE SITE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE THE SURFACE INVERSION
TONIGHT...AND THUS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG ALL
NIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE DIVIDE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY...BUT DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE AS
THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST OF THE FIRE SITE
ALONG THE DIVIDE.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    ALONG THE DIVIDE...WEST OF THE FIRE SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT AT FIRE SITE. AROUND 50 PERCENT RIDGE
                    TOP.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 50
                    MPH POSSIBLE.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 30-40 MPH...GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
LAL.................1
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 30-40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                    ALONG THE DIVIDE...WEST OF THE FIRE SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 35-45 MPH...GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE
                    GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 40-50 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 15. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...BRETT HELLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111113.SINKS.01/RIW