Fri May  3 00:11:59 EDT 2024

Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
1011 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....39-43F. 
Max humidity........65-81 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest around 5 mph with gusts to around 20 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest 21-31 mph increasing to 29-46 mph 
                    after midnight. 
Mixing height.......500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. Isolated thunderstorms early in the 
                    afternoon. 
Max temperature.....72-77F. 
Min humidity........15-19 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 5-15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph 
                    increasing to 35 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 31-41 mph becoming southwest 22-33 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......2500 ft agl until 1100. 13500 ft agl after 
                    1200. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 28 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100. Excellent after 1400. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(35 percent) then becoming mostly 
                    cloudy(57 percent). Isolated thunderstorms in 
                    the evening. 
Min temperature.....38-41F. 
Max humidity........73-79 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......West around 15 mph shifting to the north after 
                    midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 18-29 mph increasing to southwest 24-34 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing height.......12000 ft agl until 1900, then 2500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....West around 22 mph until 2200, then northeast 
                    around 13 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(49 percent). Scattered showers and 
                    isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....64-69F. 
Min humidity........25-28 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    southeast with gusts to around 30 mph in the 
                    afternoon. 
LAL.................3. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest 20-31 mph decreasing to 14-24 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5000 ft agl until 1400, then 6500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....East around 9 mph until 1100, then south around 
                    22 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Lows 44 to 49.
Highs 76 to 82. South winds around 30 mph. Gusts up to 55 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 47 to 52. Highs 66 to 72. Southwest
winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
72 to 79. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45. Highs 72 to 78. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. Lows near 40.
Highs 65 to 71.