Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 140

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR CASPER DISPATCH...

.DISCUSSION...

...YELLOWSTONE NP AND TETON DISPATCH AREAS (INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 140...414...415...AND 416)...

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FROM THE TETON RANGE TO THE WESTERN HALF OF YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS.
OTHERWISE...GENERALLY DRY AND COOL THE NEXT FEW DAYS FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

...RAWLINS DISPATCH AREA (INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278...
AND 279)...

GENERALLY DRY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FIRE POTENTIAL SHOULD BE MONITORED...
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS.
WINDS SHOULD GUST BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY.

...CODY DISPATCH AREA (INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276...
282...283...285...286...287...288...AND 289)...

GENERALLY DRY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FIRE POTENTIAL SHOULD BE MONITORED...
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS.
WINDS SHOULD GUST BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY.

...CASPER DISPATCH AREA (INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...
285...289...AND 300)...

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY...

GENERALLY DRY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL
BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS.
WINDS COULD GUST TO NEAR 45 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND
THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE A 6 FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS.
IN ADDITION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...LAKE...MAMMOTH...OLD FAITHFUL
754 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL UNTIL
                    2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-73 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT DRIER.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY...GOOD.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10
                    MPH UNTIL 2400.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-6000 FT AGL UNTIL 2400...THEN 1000-3500 FT
                    AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (24000-44000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-73.
   24 HR TREND......8 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500-11000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO VERY GOOD (94000-114000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL
                    1200...THEN EXCELLENT (162000-182000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2400.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
   24 HR TREND......11 DEGREES COOLER.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-83 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY...EXCELLENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN WEST AROUND 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    AROUND 15 MPH.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL 2100...THEN
                    AROUND 35 MPH UNTIL 2400...THEN 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-7500 FT AGL UNTIL 2400...THEN 2000-4500 FT
                    AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT (138000-158000 KNOT-FT)
                    UNTIL 2400...THEN GOOD (62000-82000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-60.
   24 HR TREND......11 DEGREES COOLER.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......UNCHANGED.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH UNTIL 1500...THEN AROUND
                    45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-4500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 5500-8000 FT
                    AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (62000-82000 KNOT-FT) UNTIL 1200...THEN
                    EXCELLENT (166000-186000 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7......
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S.
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