...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(40-50%) until 0900, then mostly sunny. Max Temperature.....87-91. 24 hr trend......10-15 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........8-12%. 24 hr trend......4-7% drier. 20-foot winds.......Breezy. Southwest winds 12-18 mph until 1200, then south 20-29 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 percent. 15K FT MSL winds....Southwest 30-40 mph. Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 0800. 12500-13500 ft AGL after 1100. Transport winds.....Southwest 15-20 mph until 1300, then south 25-30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100. Excellent after 1500. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min Temperature.....54-58. 24 hr trend......4-7 degrees warmer. Max Humidity........50-60%. 24 hr trend......10-15% drier. 20-foot winds.......Windy. South winds 19-29 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Haines Index........6 or high. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 percent. 15K FT MSL winds....Southwest 40-50 mph. Mixing height.......11000 ft AGL until 1900, then 1500-2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 20-25 mph until 2300, then 25-30 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then poor. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Max Temperature.....77-81. 24 hr trend......10-15 degrees cooler. Min Humidity........8-12%. 24 hr trend......Little change. 20-foot winds.......Windy. Southwest winds 22-32 mph until 1200, then west 24-34 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 percent. 15K FT MSL winds....Southwest 40-50 mph. Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 0700, then 8500-9500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 20-25 mph until 0800, then 30-35 mph until 1700, then west around 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0800, then good until 1000, then excellent. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Colder, clear. Lows around 40. North winds 10-17 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 12-18 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 10-17 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 80. Northeast winds 10-17 mph.
