Fri May  3 00:11:59 EDT 2024

Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
1011 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(33 percent) then becoming mostly 
                    cloudy(62 percent). 
Min temperature.....42-45F. 
Max humidity........82-89 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southeast around 10 mph with gusts to around 25 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West around 40 mph. 
Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 23 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny(57 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms late in the morning. Scattered 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....73-76F. 
Min humidity........32-37 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South 5-15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....West 30-45 mph shifting to the southwest 28-38 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4000 ft agl until 1300, then 8500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....South around 29 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good until 1300. Excellent after 1500. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(48 percent) then becoming mostly 
                    cloudy(65 percent). Scattered thunderstorms in 
                    the evening, then scattered showers after 
                    midnight. Isolated thunderstorms after 
                    midnight. 
Min temperature.....40-43F. 
Max humidity........89-96 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.30 percent. 
20-foot winds.......South around 15 mph shifting to the north after 
                    midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. 
LAL.................4. 
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest around 32 mph. 
Mixing height.......6500 ft agl until 1900, then 2000 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph until 2400, then north 
                    around 24 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good until 1900, then poor. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny(50 percent). Isolated 
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
Max temperature.....65-68F. 
Min humidity........30-37 percent. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
20-foot winds.......North around 10 mph shifting to the east in the 
                    afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. 
LAL.................2. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 
15K FT MSL Winds....Southwest around 26 mph. 
Mixing height.......5500 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph until 1300, then 
                    southeast around 18 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Lows in the mid
to upper 40s. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Southeast winds
around 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s. Highs
76 to 83. Southwest winds around 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
80 to 85. West winds around 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs
near 80. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Highs in
the lower to mid 70s.