FNUS75 KRIW 291517
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR REEF CREEK...USFS SHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
917 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

THE MAIN CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE THE WIND. STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A PACIFIC DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES THE AREA. HIGH WIND IS POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE WEAKENING A BIT ON SATURDAY. STRONG
WIND WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY. A FEW SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT THE SHOWERS WOULD BE SNOW
WITH DAYTIME SHOWERS RAIN OR A MIX AT TIMES.


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

FORECASTER...BERC

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-41 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-79 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75
                    MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 50 TO 60 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-46 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 50 TO 60 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 50 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH.
.SUNDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...SNOW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.REEFC.01/RIW