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SPOT FORECAST FOR REGION 23 COMPLEX...NES/NBF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
448 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. GUSTY
WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNRISE.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE SOME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A
PASSING LIGHT SHOWER NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. A COLD FRONT WILL
PASS ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING THEN BECOMING WEST
                    8-11 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  AN ISOLATED
                    WEAK THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH AND GUSTY UNTIL LATE
                    MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-9 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EMANUEL
REQUESTED BY...TERRY MCSHANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.REGIO.01/CYS