FNUS75 KCYS 162145
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR TINSLEY CRP RX FIRE...WYO GAME AND FISH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
345 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AT THE BURN SITE AFTER MIDDAY ON
SATURDAY WITH WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT AT THE SAME TIME. POOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH BREEZY
SOUTH WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15
                    TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE GROUND IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO
                    13500 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (62500-220300 KNOT-FT).

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 2O
                    TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR THE GROUND IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 12500 FT
                    AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (62500-220300 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...FINCH
REQUESTED BY...RYAN AMUNDSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120317.TINSL.01/CYS