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.DISCUSSION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OFView Complete Fire Weather Zones
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. MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST IN THE MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS- 429 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-33. 24 HR TREND......10 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........33-39 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......25 PERCENT DRIER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTY. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2900 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18500-36600 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-17. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MAX HUMIDITY........81-87 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......4 PERCENT DRIER. HUMIDITY RECOVERY...EXCELLENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800-4300 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-37. 24 HR TREND......5 DEGREES WARMER. MIN HUMIDITY........39-45 PERCENT. 24 HR TREND......6 PERCENT WETTER. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH AND GUSTY. LAL.................1. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (25500-28300 KNOT-FT). HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THANKSGIVING DAY...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...COLDER. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
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