Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 140
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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... YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-51. 24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 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 4100-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11500-13600 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD (67200-78200 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........71-77 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...EXCELLENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2900 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (18700-59300 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-52. 24 HR TREND......1 DEGREE WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........31-37 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......5 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4200-4700 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (36300-46800 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN GOOD TO VERY GOOD (99000-111000 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 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS 49 TO 54. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
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