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SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL CANYON...WYOMING STATE FORESTRY DIVISION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
309 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1453 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. A PASSING SHOWER OR WEAK
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN AFTER
ABOUT 2 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE AROUND ANY STORM.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66700-90400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 9 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 10 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 2 PM...THEN 2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (36900-118200 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...NICK WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120717.SAWMI.01/CYS