FNUS75 KCYS 011523 FWSCYS SPOT FORECAST FOR PASTURE 20 RX...USDS F.S. NEBRASKA NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 923 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT WITH SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. DRIER WEATHER AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 39 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (149700-294500 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14300-134100 KNOT-FT). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (79800-167300 KNOT-FT). $$ FORECASTER...TRUEDEL REQUESTED BY...WESTON BURCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091001.PASTU.02/CYS