FNUS73 KLBF 071327
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKEEL...USFWS REFUGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
827 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST THIS MORNING AT AROUND
10 MPH...THEN WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...THEN BY THIS EVENING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST
AT 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTH TOWARD DAWN FRIDAY MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5400-7100 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6700 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 200-1500 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 17 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.MCKEE.01/LBF