FNUS75 KCYS 040627
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRISS RANCH...PLATTE CO FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1227 AM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0011 MDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING WITH WEST SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S.
WINDS EXPECTED TO PICK UP BY LATE MORNING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO THE UPPER
TEENS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON WITH ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (6200-9300 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (16900-105900 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH AND GUSTY SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (5500-54500 KNOT-FT).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14200-93800 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...CLAYCOMB
REQUESTED BY...GALE KITTELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111004.CRISS.01/CYS