Fri May 17 09:09:10 EDT 2024

Snowy Range/Medicine Bow NF-
708 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 1500, then partly cloudy. 
                    Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms 
                    after 1200. Some thunderstorms may produce 
                    gusty winds after 1200. 
Max temperature.....60-68. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........16-22 percent. 
   24 hr trend......6 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......West around 20 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. 
LAL.................1 until 1200, then 3. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 30 mph. 
Mixing height.......4200-6200 ft AGL increasing to 9500-11500 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (148000 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (292800 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 2400, then clear. 
Min temperature.....31-36. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........44-50 percent. 
   24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Poor. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph 
                    decreasing to 35 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West 30 to 35 mph. 
Mixing height.......6400-8400 ft AGL decreasing to 1100-3100 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (230800 knot-ft) decreasing to fair 
                    (42000 knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 1500, then partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....56-64. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........17 percent. 
   24 hr trend......4 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......West 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 25 mph. 
Mixing height.......2800-4800 ft AGL increasing to 8300-10300 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (69000 knot-ft) increasing to excellent 
                    (230000 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows
in the upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely, chance of
thunderstorms and snow showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers likely and
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid
40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 50s. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of snow showers, slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
in the mid 50s.