FNUS75 KCYS 180052
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD...NEBRASKA STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
652 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1837 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING IN THE BURN
AREA WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT
POOR TO FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM VALUES NEAR
50 PERCENT BY SUNRISE. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN
SITE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15
MPH. WINDS THEN BECOME WEST 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT DURING THE MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (1700-97800 KNOT-FT).

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55400-176500 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...JAMSKI
REQUESTED BY...WESTON BURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120617.COTTO.01/CYS