FNUS75 KRIW 271121 FWSRIW SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH LITTLE MT...BLM WOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 521 AM MDT SAT APR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH A LITTLE MORE AFTERNOON WIND. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT BUT IT WILL REMAIN DRY. A COLD FRONT PUSH THROUGH THE BURN AREA AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL USHER IN COOLER AIR AND A LITTLE HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY IS EXPECTED SUNDAY. SOME SHOWERS WILL BE FORMING OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS TO YOUR EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME...ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE AFTER 1400 THROUGH SUNSET. MONDAY LOOKS DRY...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY...WARMER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... FORECASTER...AR .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH 1300. THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1300. MOSTLY CLOUDY BY 1800. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1100. THEN SOUTH AT 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1100 WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AT AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1100. THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 11 TO 16 MPH AFTER 1100 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1100. WEST AROUND 20 MPH BY 1500. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD AROUND 1200...BECOMING VERY GOOD BY 1500. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY SUNSET. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER SUNSET. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO GOOD AT SUNSET...THEN DECREASING TO POOR BY MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1400. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AT 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1200. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 1200. WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER 1200. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR...BECOMING FAIR BY 1400. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 40. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 1500. HIGHS 65 TO 70. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...MUCH COLDER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 40 TO 45. WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 40 TO 45. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ROSS REQUESTED BY...MIKE WOODS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130427.NORTH.01/RIW