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SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHAKIE ASPEN2 RX...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
154 PM MDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1235 MDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WIND ALOFT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
SLOWLY SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AND REMAINING STRONG ON SATURDAY.
SOME CLOUDS AND BLOW OVER SHOWERS WILL COME OFF THE DIVIDE FRIDAY.
THE AIR MASS WILL BE MORE UNSTABLE AND WARMER ON SATURDAY.  ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY.


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

FORECASTER...C.BAKER

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 30
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH GUSTS
                    UP TO 50 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO VERY GOOD (86800-123300 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
20 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 18 MPH.
.MONDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...C.BAKER
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW MCWILLIAMS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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