FNUS75 KRIW 052327
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOBACK PILE BURN...BLM RAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
427 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 MST ON DECEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO A TAD WARMER EACH DAY.
PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER GREEN
RIVER BASIN...BUT NOTHING WIDESPREAD IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A
STEEP SURFACE INVERSION WILL KEEP THE SMOKE DISPERSAL IN THE POOR
CATEGORY...DESPITE THE RELATIVELY DECENT NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS
EXPECTED TUESDAY.

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

FORECASTER...MURRELL

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-15 BELOW ZERO.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL BY 3 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12-18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25200 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...NOT AS COLD. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 1 BELOW.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 2. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 1 BELOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 2. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 3. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MURRELL
REQUESTED BY...GREG RESER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111205.HOBAC.01/RIW