Thu May  2 15:21:05 EDT 2024

West Central Plains-
Including Faith, Ellsworth AFB, New Underwood, and Wall
120 PM MDT Thu May 2 2024

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the evening. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 33. 
Max humidity........72-78 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 
                    mph shifting to the west 10 to 15 mph after 
                    midnight. 
Haines Index........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph decreasing to around 20 
                    mph after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......400 to 500 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the 
                    morning, then slight chance of rain showers in 
                    the afternoon. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 55. 
Min humidity........31-39 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 25 mph. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good increasing to excellent in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5800 to 7300 ft agl. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 29. 
Max humidity........78-86 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 
                    mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. 
Haines Index........4 low potential for large plume dominated fire 
                    growth. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph becoming west around 15 
                    mph after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor. 
Mixing height.......300 to 400 ft agl. 

.SATURDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
Chc of wetting rain.0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 63. 
Min humidity........29 percent. 
20-foot winds.......Southwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south 15 
                    to 25 mph in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........5 moderate potential for large plume dominated 
                    fire growth. 
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph increasing to southwest 
                    around 25 mph in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Fair increasing to very good in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5500 to 6900 ft agl. 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Very windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
around 70. Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph. 
.MONDAY...Very windy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 25 to
40 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
West winds around 30 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows around 40.
Highs in the mid 50s. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 50s.