FNUS75 KRIW 291029
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOLIGAN SPRINGS RX...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
429 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL CLEAR AROUND SUNRISE...AS A DRIER AND
COOLER WESTERLY FLOW FOLLOW LAST NIGHT/S UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. GENERALLY LIGHT NNE
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO AN UPSLOPE WSW FLOW ABOVE 7000
FEET IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE AN EASTERLY FLOW PREVAILS OVER THE
LOWER VALLEY. ON FRIDAY...A DRY AND WARMER AND BETTER MIXED SW
FLOW WILL PREVAIL WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDY...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON SATURDAY BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

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

FORECASTER...MEUNIER

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH BETWEEN 1300L AND 1500L.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    BETWEEN 1300L AND 1500L.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (45400-57400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY OR NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL SUNSET...THEN POOR.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR IN THE MORNING...BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.SUNDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEUNIER
REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROTHLEUTNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.HOOLI.01/RIW