FNUS73 KLBF 061909
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEE LAKE...USFWS REFUGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
209 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY SWITCH MORE TO THE WEST OVER THE NEXT
1 TO 2 HOURS AND BECOME MORE LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY SUNSET. WINDS SPEEDS
THROUGH BEFORE THAT SHOULD BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH A FEW
GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH EARLY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH
                    THROUGH 300 PM...THEN BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100-8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6300 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 400-2100 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE IN THE EVENING
                    SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7400-8700 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PHILLIPS
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090506.LEELA.02/LBF