FNUS75 KRIW 022200
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SLOPE RX...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
400 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER...AS WINDS BEGIN TO
SWITCH FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
LOW AS WELL...GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. CONDITIONS WILL BE DRIER
AND WARMER TOMORROW...AS SKIES BECOME SUNNY AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY MID-AFTERNOON.


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

FORECASTER...BERC/LAVOIE

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (72100-82900 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-63 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH AFTER 10PM.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 10PM.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800-2400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (21800-40600 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (41300-66800 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERC
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL WENGERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.WESTS.01/RIW