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Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 294

.DISCUSSION...FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER WILL BE OVER THE DISTRICT
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  THE REGION WILL BE IN BETWEEN THE
STORM TRACK TO OUR SOUTH AND ANOTHER AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS
AAND GREAT LAKES.  AFTER A WARMING DAY TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL
GENERALLY BE AT OR ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE DISTRICT THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.  THE SNOWY RANGE WILL SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
WITH THE REST OF THE DISTRICT STAYING DRY.  WESTERLY SURFACE
WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE.

LARAMIE MOUNTAIN RANGE NORTH-
321 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 0800...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-29.
   24 HR TREND......9 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-51 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......1 PERCENT DRIER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15500-30400 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....5-11.
   24 HR TREND......23 DEGREES WARMER.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-79 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......17 PERCENT DRIER.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY...EXCELLENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH AND GUSTY.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800-20400 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-31.
   24 HR TREND......2 DEGREES WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-57 PERCENT.
   24 HR TREND......7 PERCENT WETTER.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LAL.................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1900 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13300-27300 KNOT-FT).
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 18.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.PRESIDENTS DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S.