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SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOLIGAN SPRINGS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
545 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WIND
WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. ISOLATED BRIEF RAIN SHOWERS MAY OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
AND SUNRISE THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. THE
MAIN IMPACT OF THE FRONT WILL BE A COOLER AND SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST DAY
ON THURSDAY AND SLIGHTLY LESS WIND THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

FORECASTER...AR

.TODAY (WEDNESDAY)...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 13 TO 18 MPH AFTER 1200
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VERY GOOD IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST AT
                    7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH BY 500 AM.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH UNTIL
                    MIDNIGHT.  THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 12 TO 17 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BY 500 AM.

HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...BECOMING FAIR BY MIDNIGHT...BECOMING POOR
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1400.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1400.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1400.
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR IN THE MORNING...THEN GOOD IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.  HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROSS
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROTHLEUTNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.HOOLI.01/RIW