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SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 M FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
223 PM MDT SUN JUL 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1359 MDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A RATHER MOIST AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS AND
THEN SLOWLY DRIFT AROUND THE SITE. DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF
MOISTURE...SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT SHOULD GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10
MPH...EXCEPT AROUND THUNDERSTORMS WHERE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WITH THE MOISTURE PLUME REMAINING NEAR THE REGION ON
MONDAY....THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-9 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5-9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING THEN
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................3 IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-TO-SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-TO-SOUTHEAST 7-11 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3 IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7-11 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR THEN BECOMING GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FINCH
REQUESTED BY...TYLER CHRISTEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130714.3MFIR.01/CYS