Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 286
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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... ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS / NORTH SHOSHONE NF- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-53. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........20-26 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN AROUND 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 3300-4500 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15700-17400 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD (72500-91500 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-34. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........58-64 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...GOOD. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2900 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (29600-77000 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-54. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2600 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 2800-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (52200-72400 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD TO VERY GOOD (97800-123700 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 MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 48 TO 53. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 50.
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