FNUS75 KCYS 171414
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROTHLEUTNER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
814 AM MDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN WYOMING WILL CREATE A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND
FOR THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOW 20S AS HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON
CLIMB INTO THE MID 60S. EXPECT GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10500-40100 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT BY EARLY MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH EARLY EVENING...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BY MID
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1800-20600 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (10300-30800 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...CLAYCOMB
REQUESTED BY...CLAY WESTBROOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.ROTHL.01/CYS