Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 285
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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... SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-54. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4000-4500 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13100-15300 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD (62300-74400 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........48-54 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...MODERATE. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (13100-40700 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-58. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 25 MPH AFTER 1500. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4800-6000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (27800-36600 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD (105700-124400 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 UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...COLDER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 54 TO 59. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
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