FNUS73 KLBF 102006
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEYSTONE...OGALLALA FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
306 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL BE BUILDING EAST SATURDAY WITH THE NEXT
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKIES. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THAT COULD LEAD TO GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS
INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DECREASE INTO THE
30S. BY EVENING A FEW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AND LIFT
NORTHEAST AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES OUT ON THE PLAINS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 23 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 45 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 4100-4700 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 900-2100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 3500-4600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KECK
REQUESTED BY...RALPH MOUL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.TESTN.01/LBF