FNUS75 KRIW 011156 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR WASHAKIE ASPEN 16 18...USFS SHF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 556 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING BEFORE A WIND SHIFT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SETTLING DOWN OVERNIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. ANY FALLING PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MONDAY...WITH COOLER CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS LIGHTER WINDS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...WOLCOTT .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) AROUND MID DAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. THEN RISING IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BETWEEN 1400L AND 1700L. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 20 MPH BETWEEN 1400L AND 1700L. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL. THEN DROPPING THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BETWEEN 1400L AND 1700L. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD....BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-22. MAX HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500-2500 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43. MIN HUMIDITY........31-34 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WOLCOTT REQUESTED BY...JACOB BINNS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120331.WASHA.01/RIW