FNUS75 KCYS 091631
FWSCYS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD MTN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1031 AM MDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT PASSED OVER AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
LAST NIGHT BUT DID NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CONDITIONS OVER THE
SNOWY RANGE. WESTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND
WILL BECOME STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT
20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH A DRY AND WARM AIRMASS IN PLACE ON
WEDNESDAY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 20
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (93200-155500 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-TO-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER 1200.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57100-168200 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...FINCH
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON BONENBERGER  RXB2 -T
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121011.BALDM.01/CYS