FNUS75 KRIW 291043 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR HOOLIGAN SPRINGS RX...BLM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 443 AM MDT FRI MAR 29 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BUT SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE BURN AREA UNTIL AFTER 1500. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN FOR THE MOST PART TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD IMPROVE FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SMOKE DISPERSAL GETTING INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY AND POSSIBLY GOOD FOR A FEW HOURS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BY MIDDAY SATURDAY WITH SOME RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. AFTER 1500 CLOUDS LOOK TO DECREASE WITH THE SHOWERS ENDING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1500. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER 1500. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1000. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1000. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH BY 1000. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL BY 1300. INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL FROM 1400 TO 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1300. WEST AT 10 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1300. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1300 (20000-40000 KNOT-FT)...THEN FAIR TO GOOD AFTER 1400 (50000-70000 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 AFTER SUNSET. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR AROUND SUNSET...THEN BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 11 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 11 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 9 TO 14 MPH AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...INCREASING TO FAIR AFTER 1200. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AROUND 30. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE MID 20S. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 35 TO 40. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT IN THE MID 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE UPPER 20S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...ANDY ROTHLEUTNER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.HOOLI.01/RIW