FNUS75 KCYS 251834 FWSCYS SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BATTLE CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1234 PM MDT THU JUL 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1217 MDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL MINIMAL FOR THE BURN AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY...RESULTING IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (93100-100200 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST 4-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 14 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (6800-33500 KNOT-FT). .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-7 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING WEST LATE MORNING THEN NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55600-131700 KNOT-FT). $$ FORECASTER...JAMSKI REQUESTED BY...CHRIS RANKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130725.WESTB.01/CYS