FNUS75 KCYS 011717
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKEY CREEK PILES...RWC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1117 AM MDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TRANSITORY STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY.
THURSDAY WILL BE MILDER AND DRIER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 16 MPH WITH HIGHER
                    GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (22100-73000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 16.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (48700-73100 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...JR
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN WITCHEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090401.WHISK.01/CYS