FNUS74 KOUN 241955 FWSOUN SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH PLATT...USDOI NPS CHIC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 255 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM AND BECOME LIGHT NORTH AND NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. INCREASING EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 64 60 53 49 47 RH..............27 27 31 41 46 45 20 FT WIND......N 15 N 13 N 8 N 5 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4200 5300 3400 400 400 700 MIX HGT (M).....1280 1620 1040 120 120 210 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 12 NW 13 NW 8 W 3 NW 10 N 12 TRAN WIND (M/S).NW 5 NW 6 NW 4 W 1 NW 4 N 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.NORTH.01/OUN