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FXUS65 KCYS 172337
AFDCYS
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
537 PM MDT SAT MAY 17 2008
.FIRE WEATHER...UPON CAREFUL SCRUTINY AND ANALYSIS OF THE NAM AND
GFS...HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LATE SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. 5 PM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT
SCOTTSBLUFF AND SIDNEY ARE 14 AND 18 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 27 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT SCOTTSBLUFF AND
20 MPH GUSTING TO 31 MPH AT SIDNEY. ACTUAL DEWPOINTS AT SCOTTSBLUFF
AND SIDNEY ARE RUNNING 12 AND 5 DEGREES LOWER RESPECTIVELY THAN
NAM GUIDANCE. BASED ON NAM PROJECTIONS FOR SUNDAY...NAM LOOKS
TOO HIGH WITH DEWPOINTS AND WINDS WILL DEFINITELY BE SUFFICIENT.
EXPECT SUSTAINED OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 MPH OR MORE AND MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER ON SUNDAY...THUS HAVE
ISSUED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. MIDNIGHT SHIFT TEAM WILL LIKELY
NEED TO UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE. RUBIN
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE PORTION
OF WYZ061 ALONG THE LITTLE SNAKE RIVER FROM SAVERY TO BAGGS.
NE...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM SUNDAY FOR
NEZ019-NEZ020-NEZ021-NEZ054-NEZ055.
&&
$$
RUBIN
