Expires:201209072230;;168622 FPUS55 KCYS 070946 ZFPCYS FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING/WESTERN NEBRASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 346 AM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .DISCUSSION...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY WITH INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. ON SATURDAY...HUMIDITIES WILL APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS A RIDGE ALOFT PREVAILS AND WINDS INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOONS. NEZ313-072230- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 346 AM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. 24 HR TREND......22 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........27-33 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......23 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-7600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO VERY GOOD (88000-126400 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........77-83 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...GOOD. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTY SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-41600 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. 24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........16-22 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (33700-62200 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. $$