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SPOT FORECAST FOR BALD MTN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1017 AM MDT THU NOV 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN ALBANY COUNTY
TODAY AND FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS EASTWARD. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL
SHIFT INTO THE WEST TONIGHT AS A WEAK COOL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA...RESULTING IN LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES
ON FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 35
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (INCREASING TO 145400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (9800-66300 KNOT-FT).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...CLEARING IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
                    DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (59300-131700 KNOT-FT).

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REQUESTED BY...BRANDON BONENBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121101.BALDM.03/CYS