FNUS75 KRIW 281602
FWSRIW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SURVEY PEAK...USFS BTF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
902 AM MST MON JAN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0720 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THIS SHORT RESPITE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING
SNOWFALL ONCE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL OR A LITTLE AFTER 12 NOON
TUESDAY WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING THEREAFTER.

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

FORECASTER...LIPSON

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF
                    TO SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND
                    WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....13 AT 8270 FEET AND 9 AT 9277 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-74 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH OCCASIONALLY 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY...BECOMING HEAVY
                    AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY A MILE OR LESS...
                    OCCASIONALLY NEAR ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOUNTAIN TOP
                    OBSCURATIONS TONIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....4-7.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-89 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME
                    GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES UNTIL 1200. AREAS OF BLOWING
                    SNOW. VISIBILITY A MILE OR LESS...OCCASIONALLY
                    NEAR ZERO BEFORE NOON. MOUNTAIN TOP OBSCURATIONS THROUGH
                    TUESDAY. VISIBILITY 2 TO 4 MILES AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....16-19.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-74 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 1200 AND NORTH NORTHWEST AFTER
                    1500 AT THE SAME SPEEDS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER 1200 AND NORTH NORTHWEST AFTER
                    1500 AT THE SAME SPEEDS.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. LOWS AROUND
10. WEST WINDS AROUND 16 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 15.
HIGHS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LIPSON
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK HATTAWAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130128.SURVE.01/RIW