Tue Apr  5 05:35:33 EDT 2022

Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National
Grassland-
335 AM MDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers until 
                    0900, then slight chance of snow showers until 
                    1500. 
Max temperature.....41-46. 
   24 hr trend......21 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........14-20 percent. 
   24 hr trend......6 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest around 25 mph increasing to 
                    around 35 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 60 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.10 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph increasing to around 45 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4900-6600 ft AGL increasing to 13500-14900 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (173100 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (542500 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Min temperature.....25-30. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........45-51 percent. 
   24 hr trend......30 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Poor. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest around 30 mph with gusts to 
                    around 55 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 45 to 50 mph. 
Mixing height.......5300-7300 ft AGL decreasing to 3400-4500 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (259200 knot-ft) decreasing to 
                    excellent (172200 knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1200, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Slight chance of snow showers. 
Max temperature.....40-45. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........33-39 percent. 
   24 hr trend......21 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 
                    around 65 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.5 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 45 to 50 mph. 
Mixing height.......4900-5700 ft AGL increasing to 9600-11000 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (237300 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (419700 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

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