Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 290
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DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. NW FLOW WILL BE ALOFT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ALONG THE WEST COAST. A BENIGN DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY...WHICH WILL RESULT ONLY IN SOME MID CLOUDS...AND ANOTHER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...ALSO RESULTING IN SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS. WEST TO NW WINDS WILL OCCUR AT THE SURFACE. THE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT SATURDAY...WHICH WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE FORECAST AREA...BUT BELIEVE WINDS SHOULD STAY UNDER HIGHLIGHT CRITERIA. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE AROUND NORMAL TODAY...AND 7 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS INCLUDING PINE BLUFFS/CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS/ PLATTE COUNTY/GOSHEN COUNTY- 454 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........27-33 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......9 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (83900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........76-82 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......13 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...EXCELLENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1500-14600 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. 24 HR TREND......13 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......12 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (109500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
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