FNUS75 KCYS 222057 FWSCYS SPOT FORECAST FOR ASH CREEK...NSFS CDR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 257 PM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1444 MDT ON JULY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE AS WELL WITH A DAILY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68100-79500 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4-7 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. LAL.................4. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR (2000 KNOT-FT). .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3. 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.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22900-105200 KNOT-FT). $$ REQUESTED BY...WESTON BURCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120722.ASHCR.04/CYS