FNUS75 KRIW 111123 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH LITTLE MT5...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 523 AM MDT THU APR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. A FEW RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING. THEN IT LOOKS TO BE MOSTLY DRY THIS AFTERNOON WITH ONLY A BRIEF SHOWER POSSIBLE. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH 1300...THEN DECREASING CLOUDS FOR THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 1500 THROUGH SUNSET SATURDAY EVENING. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED RAIN OR SHOWERS UNTIL 1100. THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1200 WITH AN ISOLATED BRIEF SHOWER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AT 4 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD BY 1300...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD BY 1500. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2000. THEN BECOMING VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AT 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2000. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL 2000. THEN BECOMING WEST AT 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER 2000. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 2000. THEN BECOMING WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2000. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD...BECOMING BY 2100...BECOMING POOR AROUND MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE AT 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL 1200. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1200...THEN BECOMING GOOD BY 1400. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS 50-55. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 25-30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20-25. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...MONONI REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130411.NORTH.02/RIW