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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SLOPE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
728 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 WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT
WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH A WIND SHIFT
EXPECTED BUT NO RAIN OR SNOW. THE WIND WILL BE A BIT GUSTY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO THE APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM.
THE WIND ON THURSDAY WILL RETURN TO SPEEDS SIMILAR TO TUESDAY'S.

...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.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1100.
                    SOUTH AT 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER 1100 WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 20 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 1100.
                    THEN SOUTH AT 13 TO 18 MPH AFTER 1100
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1100...THEN BECOMING GOOD BY 1400.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    20 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
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 15 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...BECOMING FAIR BY 2200...BECOMING POOR AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.

20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 17 MPH.

RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 11 TO 16 MPH AFTER 1200
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AT 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    AT 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1100...BECOMING GOOD BY 1400.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST TO
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MUCH COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.

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