Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 275
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ANOTHER SUNNY AND MILD DAY AHEAD FOR WYOMING TODAY. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE WEST AND CENTRAL WIND CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE ABSAROKAS AND WIND RIVERS. HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN AS WELL...REMAINING FOR SATURDAY. SATURDAY WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY MOST AREAS WITH MILD CONDITIONS PERSISTING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN EAST OF THE DIVIDE SUNDAY MORNING WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS BACKING UP AGAINST THE EASTERN BIGHORNS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. IT WILL BE COOLER SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. WILL SEE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE NEW WEEK. ...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... ...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT... NORTH BIG HORN BASIN / WORLAND BLM- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-61. 24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTHEAST. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4200-4700 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (10500-54100 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........62-68 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...GOOD. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100-18400 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-64. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN WEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4800-6000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12900-18200 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD (83500-96700 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 60 TO 65. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS 59 TO 64.
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