FNUS75 KCYS 021441
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNEL ROAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
841 AM MDT FRI JUL 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 MDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
NORTHWESTERN WYOMING. WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL DROP AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES INTO THE MID TEENS BY AFTERNOON. MAY SEE SOME RELIEF THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE IN COVERAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MID TO LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
                    INCREASING SLIGHTLY TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 60 MPH MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 38 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (90800-228900 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    45 MPH EARLY EVENING. DECREASING TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1900-119200 KNOT-FT).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-17000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...CLAYCOMB
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100702.TUNNE.01/CYS