FNUS75 KRIW 261208 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER MOUNTAIN RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 608 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2045 MDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH ONLY A FEW CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT SIMILAR WIND DIRECTION AND SPEEDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS WAS OBSERVED BY THE BRYAN FLATS RAWS ON THURSDAY. LOOK FOR MILD TEMPERATURES AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AGAIN. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY AND MILD WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE WIND SPEEDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 5 TO 10 MPH HIGHER THAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW AFTERNOON CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-61. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1000. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1300. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1100. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1100. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR BY 1200...THEN BECOMING GOOD BY 1500. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-33. MAX HUMIDITY........62-68 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 5 TO 9 MPH BY 2100. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN EAST TO NORTHEAST OR DOWNVALLEY AT 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER 2100. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO FAIR UNTIL SUNSET...THEN BECOMING POOR BY MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-64. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1000. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1000. THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER 1300 WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1100. WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 13 TO 18 MPH AFTER 1100 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD BY 1200...BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1500. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND AT 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE OR DOWNVALLEY AT 5 TO 10 MPH BY 2200. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...MARKASON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.BEAVE.04/RIW