Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 283
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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... UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN / WIND RIVER BASIN- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 3900-4400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (13200-58900 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........61-67 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...GOOD. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2400...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.......600-1800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900-24100 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT DRIER. 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.......1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5400-7000 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (19500-25200 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD TO VERY GOOD (99800-121100 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 LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 34 TO 39. HIGHS 58 TO 63. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS 58 TO 63.
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