Tue Apr  5 05:35:33 EDT 2022

Upper North Platte River Basin-
335 AM MDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 1200, then partly cloudy 
                    until 1500, then mostly cloudy. Slight chance 
                    of snow showers until 0700, then chance of snow 
                    showers until 1000, then slight chance of snow 
                    showers until 1700. 
Max temperature.....34-39. 
   24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........23-29 percent. 
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Very windy. West 35 to 40 mph with gusts to 
                    around 65 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 50 mph. 
Mixing height.......4800-6300 ft AGL increasing to 9800-10900 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (232500 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (440300 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....17-22. 
   24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........53-59 percent. 
   24 hr trend......13 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Fair. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 
                    55 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 35 to 40 mph. 
Mixing height.......7700-9700 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (333900 knot-ft) decreasing to 
                    excellent (256800 knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 0900, then partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....34-40. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........20-26 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 20 mph with gusts to around 40 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph. 
Mixing height.......7700-8200 ft AGL increasing to 9800-10900 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (214900-238000 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. West
winds around 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Southwest winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and
slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. Lows in the mid
20s. Highs in the lower 40s.