FNUS75 KCYS 131330
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MOUNTAIN...WYOMING STATE FORESTRY DIVISION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
730 AM MDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0653 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE LITTLE OR
NO RAINFALL...WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS AND OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL SHIFT
EAST OF THE SITE TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST. IT WILL
BE SLIGHTLY DRIER AND WARMER...ALONG WITH BREEZY WEST WINDS TUESDAY
WITH NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50400-90800 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 11 TO 13 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    14 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO POOR (60100-1800 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (80000-177300 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...JAMSKI
REQUESTED BY...NICK WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.REDMO.01/CYS