Fri May 17 04:29:07 EDT 2024

Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
228 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....81-86. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........17 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......West 5 to 10 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........4 or low. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent. 
Mixing height.......400-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 5800-13300 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 15 to 20 mph. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....47-52. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........74 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    5 to 15 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......500-12900 ft AGL until 2400, then 500-2100 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph shifting to the northwest 
                    after midnight. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Max temperature.....70-75. 
   24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........21 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 5 to 15 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 
Mixing height.......1000-3900 ft AGL until 1200, then 3800-6100 ft 
                    AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 20 mph. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.