Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 280
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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... NATRONA COUNTY / CASPER BLM- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN WEST AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4400-4900 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (14400-15800 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD (71900-80300 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........51-57 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......12 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...MODERATE. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTY. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10400-35800 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT DRIER. 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.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 6000-7100 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25800-28300 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD (132700-148600 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 AROUND 30. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 61 TO 66. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
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