Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 279
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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... SWEETWATER COUNTY / ROCK SPRINGS BLM / FLAMING GORGE NRA- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-62. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........15-21 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 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.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4200-4900 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18300-21000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD (76300-87100 KNOT-FT). 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........54-60 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...MODERATE. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (15800-49100 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......3 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 3600-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (31900-36900 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD TO VERY GOOD (92800-102800 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 30 TO 35. HIGHS 57 TO 62. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
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