Tue Apr  5 05:35:33 EDT 2022

Scotts Bluff National Monument/Wildcat Hills-
335 AM MDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and snow 
                    showers until 1200Slight chance of snow showers 
                    after 1200. 
Max temperature.....46-51. 
   24 hr trend......21 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........14-20 percent. 
   24 hr trend......9 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest around 25 mph with gusts to 
                    around 60 mph increasing to around 35 mph with 
                    gusts to around 70 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.5 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph increasing to around 45 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......3200-5200 ft AGL increasing to 12400-13500 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (134000 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (502700 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Min temperature.....27-32. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........35-41 percent. 
   24 hr trend......22 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Poor. 
20-foot winds.......Breezy. Northwest around 25 mph with gusts to 
                    around 50 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 45 to 50 mph. 
Mixing height.......5900-7900 ft AGL decreasing to 2800-4600 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (280100 knot-ft) decreasing to 
                    excellent (160700 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.....44-49. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree cooler. 
Min humidity........26-32 percent. 
   24 hr trend......11 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest around 35 mph with gusts to 
                    around 70 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 50 to 55 mph. 
Mixing height.......4700-6700 ft AGL increasing to 10400-11200 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (270400 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (490200 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Warmer, clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs around 60.
Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and
snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 50s.