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SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE WILDFIRE...GPC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
942 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0934 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE LATE MORNING WITH WINDS DECREASING THROUGH THE
LATE MORNING. LOOKS LIKE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS MORNING
WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING SPEEDS THROUGH THE DAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
WILL REALLY TANK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ...PUT DISCUSSION TEXT HERE...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (74000-229200 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT (800-129000 KNOT-FT).

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14400-47000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...CLAYCOMB
REQUESTED BY...IC THOMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.RIDGE.01/CYS