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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SLOPE RX...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
854 PM MDT SUN APR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA.
EXPECT DRY WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY WITH LIGHT WIND FOR THE MOST PART.
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-17 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT
                    5 TO 10 MPH BY 1200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600-7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (80600-98800 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-54 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY FROM THE NORTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 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.......1900-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND
                    13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15700-21000 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER 1200.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (80600-93600 KNOT-FT).

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

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...JACK MINONI
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.WESTS.01/RIW