Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 281
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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... JOHNSON COUNTY / CASPER BLM- 231 AM MDT FRI OCT 24 2008 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1200...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4300-4800 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (15500-58300 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. 24 HR TREND......4 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........56-62 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......10 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...MODERATE. 20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 0300...THEN DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500-18300 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. 24 HR TREND......3 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH UNTIL 0900...THEN NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 6000-7400 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (16500-19500 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT (139400-153800 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 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 37 TO 42. HIGHS 63 TO 68. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 63 TO 68.
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