Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 287
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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... OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. 24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN SOUTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 3700-4200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (16300-47200 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........55-61 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......8 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...MODERATE. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2400...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.......500-1700 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10500-21100 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-1900 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5100-6200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (23800-32200 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD TO VERY GOOD (99600-122700 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 UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 36 TO 41. HIGHS 55 TO 60. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
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