Tue Apr  5 05:35:33 EDT 2022

Platte/Goshen/Central and Eastern Laramie-
335 AM MDT Tue Apr 5 2022

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

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 1500, then partly cloudy. 
                    Chance of showers until 0800. Chance of snow 
                    showers until 1100, then slight chance of snow 
                    showers until 1600. 
Max temperature.....42-47. 
   24 hr trend......19 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........14-20 percent. 
   24 hr trend......8 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 
                    around 70 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.......3700-5500 ft AGL increasing to 12600-13800 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Very good (148200 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (520600 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.....26-31. 
   24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........38-44 percent. 
   24 hr trend......20 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.......7500-9100 ft AGL decreasing to 4400-6400 ft AGL 
                    after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (332500 knot-ft) decreasing to 
                    excellent (237100 knot-ft) after midnight. 
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 
                    dominated fire growth. 

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. 
Max temperature.....41-46. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Min humidity........25-31 percent. 
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Windy. Northwest 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 
                    around 65 mph. 
LAL.................1. 
Chc of wetting rain.Zero percent. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 50 mph. 
Mixing height.......6000-8000 ft AGL increasing to 10800-11600 ft 
                    AGL in the afternoon. 
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (316300 knot-ft) increasing to 
                    excellent (464600 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 upper 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 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 60s. West winds around 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cooler. Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight
chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.