FNUS75 KCYS 121516
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROTHLEUTNER...USDA FOREST SERVICE, MEDICINE BOW/TOUTT-TBNG (DRD)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
916 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON MARCH 12.

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

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE WARM...WINDY AND DRY THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE. WARM TEMPERATURES
WITH MINIMAL BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 TO 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57000-191400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1400-92500 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50700-260100 KNOT-FT).

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REQUESTED BY...SHAY ROGGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.ROTHL.01/CYS