Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 291

.DISCUSSION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK OVER AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THAT AREA WILL BE THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE WIND GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH OVER THOSE AREAS AT TIMES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EAST PART OF THE DISTRICT TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ON FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE EAST AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES LATER TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE DISTRICT. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL BE OVER THE REGION FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. EAST-CENTRAL WYOMING. CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES- 429 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. 24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........27-33 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......2 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (41100-56400 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 2000. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25. 24 HR TREND......6 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........94-100 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......22 PERCENT WETTER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...EXCELLENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.5 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000-6900 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46. 24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES COOLER. MIN HUMIDITY........37-43 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......9 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTY. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5200 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (56000-58300 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
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