...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny until 1500, then partly cloudy(30-40%). Patchy blowing dust after 1200 until 1400, then areas of blowing dust. Max Temperature.....85-89. 24 hr trend......10-15 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........6-10%. 24 hr trend......10-15% drier. 20-foot winds.......Very windy. South winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 55 mph until 1200, then 31-46 mph with gusts to 65 mph. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 percent. 15K FT MSL winds....Southwest 40-50 mph. Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 0900, then 14000-15000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 15-20 mph until 1000. Around 45 mph after 1400. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1000. Excellent after 1600. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(50-60%). Areas of blowing dust until 2000, then patchy blowing dust until 2400. Slight chance of rain showers after 2100 until 2400. Chance of rain showers after 2400. Min Temperature.....38-42. 24 hr trend......7-10 degrees cooler. Max Humidity........59-69%. 24 hr trend......25-35% drier. 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 24-36 mph with gusts to 65 mph until 2400, then west 13-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Haines Index........4 or low. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 percent increasing to 10 percent after midnight. 15K FT MSL winds....Southwest 45-55 mph. Mixing height.......9500-10500 ft AGL until 2000, then 2000-3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 35-40 mph until 2000, then southwest 25-30 mph until 2300, then west 15-20 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900. Poor after 2100. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(40-50%) until 1500, then mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Max Temperature.....59-63. 24 hr trend......20-25 degrees cooler. Min Humidity........20-26%. 24 hr trend......15-20% wetter. 20-foot winds.......Windy. West winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 35 mph until 1200, then northwest 25-33 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................1. CWR.................10 percent decreasing to 0 percent in the afternoon. 15K FT MSL winds....West 40-50 mph. Mixing height.......10500-11500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 20-25 mph until 1300, then northwest around 30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0800. Excellent after 1300. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 16-26 mph. .SUNDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 16-26 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60. West winds 10-17 mph. .TUESDAY...Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 13-23 mph.
