FNUS75 KRIW 280916
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHAKIE ASPEN 16 18...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
316 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK...INTO THE WEEKEND. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
TODAY...BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST BRIEFLY TOMORROW
MORNING. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL RETURN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

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

FORECASTER...LAVOIE

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-23 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (180000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-73 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 37 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (45000 KNOT-FT)INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (100000 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO VERY GOOD.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAVOIE
REQUESTED BY...JACOB BINNS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.WASHA.01/RIW