FNUS75 KCYS 261537
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PENNOCK...RAWLINS DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
937 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT ON AUGUST 26.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INCREASED MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE AND IN THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. MANY OF THE STORMS DURING THOSE
PERIODS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS WELL AS SOME
WETTING RAINFALL. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CARBON
COUNTY ON SUNDAY. THE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH SATURDAY AND WILL THEN BE COOLER FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (46300-92800 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (2900-53100 KNOT-FT).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57800-173800 KNOT-FT).

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REQUESTED BY...TYLER CHRISTIAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110826.SOUTH.01/CYS