Fri May 17 04:34:53 EDT 2024

Crook County Plains-
Including Moorcroft, Devils Tower, Hulett, and New Haven
234 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Max temperature.....Around 79. 
Min humidity........24 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 
                    mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to west 
                    around 40 mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......9000 to 11300 ft agl. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and 
                    thunderstorms. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................3. 
Min temperature.....Around 38. 
Max humidity........68-74 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 
                    mph. 
Haines Index........2 very low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 45 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......800 to 900 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 67. 
Min humidity........21 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 25 mph. 
Haines Index........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....West 30 to 35 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good. 
Mixing height.......5600 to 7100 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Cooler. Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.