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FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWDER RIVER...BLM CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
338 PM MST MON JAN 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1425 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A QUICK MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH ON
TUESDAY...PILING UP SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE BIGHORNS. THERE
WILL ALSO BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF WIND CAUSING LARGE DRIFTS IN EXPOSED AREAS.
THE SYSTEM WILL BE THROUGH THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH
RELATIVELY MILD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND IT. WINDS WILL BE BORDERLINE
FOR PRESCRIPTION ON WEDNESDAY BUT LOOK TO BE LOWER ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

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

FORECASTER...ALLEN

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-37 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200-12100 KNOT-FT).

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...BOB BUHR
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130114.POWDE.01/RIW