Tue Apr  5 05:35:33 EDT 2022

Sierra Madre Range/Medicine Bow NF-
335 AM MDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Blowing snow. Chance of snow 
                    showers until 1100Slight chance of snow showers 
                    after 1100. 
Max temperature.....30-40. 
   24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........27-33 percent. 
   24 hr trend......4 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West around 35 mph with gusts to around 
                    70 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.15 percent. 
Transport winds.....West around 50 mph. 
Mixing height.......3000-4500 ft AGL increasing to 8000-9500 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (156300 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (372900 knot-ft) in the afternoon. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of snow showers 
                    until 0400. Blowing snow until 2000Patchy 
                    blowing snow after 2000. 
Min temperature.....12-18. 
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........64-70 percent. 
   24 hr trend......17 percent drier. 
Humidity recovery...Fair. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. West 25 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 70 mph 
                    decreasing to 50 mph after midnight. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.5 percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 45 mph decreasing to around 35 
                    mph after midnight. 
Mixing height.......6100-8100 ft AGL. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (281300 knot-ft) decreasing to 
                    excellent (206800 knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow until 
                    0800Patchy blowing snow after 1100. 
Max temperature.....29-39. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. 
Min humidity........24-30 percent. 
   24 hr trend......3 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Northwest around 20 mph with gusts to around 40 
                    mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest 25 to 30 mph. 
Mixing height.......6000-7400 ft AGL increasing to 8500-9900 ft AGL 
                    in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (171300-193400 knot-ft). 
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 18. Highs in the lower 40s.
Northwest winds around 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 50s.
West winds around 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and slight chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. 
.MONDAY...Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the lower 40s.