FNUS75 KRIW 251727 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR OCEAN LAKE RX...BLM WY-WBD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1027 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE CLOUDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW TO THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY MORE LOCALIZED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH DRY WEATHER. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...LIPSON .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE NORTHWEST (35-45 PERCENT) BY 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-35. MIN HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-18. MAX HUMIDITY........81-84 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. THEN NORTHWEST DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-33. MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.50 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH NORTHWEST 13 TO 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. . .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LIPSON REQUESTED BY...CAL ANACKER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130225.OCEAN.01/RIW