WASHINGTON COUNTY FIRE WEATHER FORECAST

 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...  .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy(35-45%). Patchy blowing dust                     after 1200. Max Temperature.....77-81.    24 hr trend......2-4 degrees warmer. Min Humidity........7-11%.    24 hr trend......2-4% drier. 20-foot winds.......Windy. South winds 9-16 mph with gusts to                     around 30 mph until 1200, then 22-32 mph with                     gusts to around 45 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 percent. 15K FT MSL winds....South 25-35 mph. Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 0900. 13500-14500 ft                     AGL after 1100. Transport winds.....South 15-20 mph until 1300. Around 35 mph after                     1500. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 1100. Excellent after 1600.  .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Min Temperature.....37-43.    24 hr trend......2-4 degrees cooler. Max Humidity........45-49%.    24 hr trend......25-35% drier. 20-foot winds.......Windy. South winds 23-33 mph with gusts to                     around 45 mph. Haines Index........5 or moderate. LAL.................1. CWR.................0 percent. 15K FT MSL winds....South 55-65 mph. Mixing height.......12500 ft AGL until 1900. Below 1000 FT AGL                     after 0400. Transport winds.....South 30-35 mph until 0300, then around 25 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent until 1900, then poor.  .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers until 1200, then                     rain showers, snow showers likely and slight                     chance of thunderstorms. Areas of blowing dust                     after 1200. Max Temperature.....51-57.    24 hr trend......25-35 degrees cooler. Min Humidity........28-34%.    24 hr trend......15-20% wetter. 20-foot winds.......Very windy. Southwest winds 18-28 mph with                     gusts to around 45 mph until 1200, then                     northwest 33-48 mph with gusts to around 70                     mph. Haines Index........3 or very low. LAL.................1 until 1200, then 2. CWR.................40 percent decreasing to 30 percent in the                     afternoon. 15K FT MSL winds....South 35-45 mph. Mixing height.......Below 1000 FT AGL until 0700, then 6500-7500 ft                     AGL. Transport winds.....South around 25 mph until 1000, then west until                     1100, then around 35 mph until 1200, then                     northwest 45-55 mph until 1700, then around 40                     mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor until 0900. Excellent after 1500.  .SATURDAY NIGHT...Very windy. Mostly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust. Chance of snow showers, rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 29-44 mph. .SUNDAY...Very windy. Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 27-42 mph. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 8-14 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow showers. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 8-14 mph.