FNUS75 KRIW 191137 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH LITTLE MTN RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 537 AM MDT TUE MAR 19 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MORNING CLOUDS WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS AROUND NOON. EXPECT A LITTLE AFTERNOON SURFACE BREEZE. WIND SPEEDS ALOFT SHOULD SUPPORT GOOD SMOKE DISPERSION THIS AFTERNOON. CLEAR TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WIND. INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SIMILAR SMOKE DISPERSION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH ON THURSDAY FOR COLDER AND BREEZY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS. MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 5-8 MPH UNTIL 1200. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AT 5-10 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000-6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD DURING IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR AFTER SUNSET...THEN POOR AROUND MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD AFTER 1200. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 25 TO 30. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS 30 TO 35. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...MONONI REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130319.NORTH.01/RIW