Tue Apr  5 05:35:33 EDT 2022

North Laramie Range/Medicine Bow NF-
335 AM MDT Tue Apr 5 2022

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

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow until 
                    0800Patchy blowing snow after 0800. Snow 
                    showers likely until 0700. Chance of snow 
                    showers after 0700 until 1500Slight chance of 
                    snow showers after 1500. Snow accumulation up 
                    to 1 inch. 
Max temperature.....33-39. 
   24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........19-25 percent. 
   24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Very windy. Northwest around 30 mph with gusts 
                    to around 60 mph increasing to around 40 mph 
                    with gusts to around 70 mph in the afternoon. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.20 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 35 mph increasing to around 50 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......3200-4500 ft AGL increasing to 11000-12400 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (124200 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (500000 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers 
                    until 2200. Patchy blowing snow. 
Min temperature.....16-24. 
   24 hr trend......8 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........47-53 percent. 
   24 hr trend......36 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Poor. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West around 30 mph with gusts to around 
                    60 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 45 to 50 mph. 
Mixing height.......7300-8300 ft AGL decreasing to 5500-6300 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (317500 knot-ft) decreasing to 
                    excellent (258900 knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy until 1500, then mostly cloudy. 
                    Patchy blowing snow until 0900Patchy blowing 
                    snow after 1200 until 1500. Slight chance of 
                    snow showers after 1200. 
Max temperature.....33-39. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
Min humidity........29-35 percent. 
   24 hr trend......13 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest around 30 mph with gusts to 
                    around 60 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 50 mph decreasing to around 40 
                    mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5700-7300 ft AGL increasing to 9300-10700 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (271900 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (354100 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

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