FNUS75 KCYS 132055
FWSCYS

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1439 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE BURN AREA UNTIL THIS EVENING
THOUGH IT CURRENTLY APPEARS STORMS WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE FIRE
AREA. CLEARING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT THOUGH BRIEF
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR WEAK
STORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-805 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A WEAK THUNDERSTORM
                    UNTIL 6 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE BUT MAINLY WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.  BRIEF
                    GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE AROUND ANY
                    SHOWERS OR STORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50400-90800 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH
                    13 MPH AND GUSTY AFTER 10 PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER 9 PM.
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.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR BY 10 PM. (61900 TO 1800 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20
                    MPH AFTER 11 A.M.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY NOON. (91300-209100 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...NICK WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.REDMO.02/CYS