Expires:201209072230;;168611 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. WYZ302-072230- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 346 AM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS UNTIL 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-65. 24 HR TREND......15 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........36-42 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......29 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-7600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO VERY GOOD (60600-102500 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. MAX HUMIDITY........69-75 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......27 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...GOOD. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3800-44200 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75. 24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......21 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (27300-58800 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. $$