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Wyoming Fire Weather Zone 299

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN CONUS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE WILL
RESULT IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES
CROSSING THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL
BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.

WYOMING BLACK HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS
306 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 TO 6800 FT AGL.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-84 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 TO 500 FT AGL.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 1200...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1200...THEN 4.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-34 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 TO 7200 FT AGL.



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.