FNUS73 KLBF 221028
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE RX...SD STATE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
528 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT AND SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. IN THE
MEANTIME...A DECENT SURFACE INVERSION WILL BEGIN TO MIX OUT DURING
THE 11 AM CDT TO 1 PM CDT TIME FRAME LATER TODAY. LIGHT WEST
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT UNDER 5 MPH...WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT TO
THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE
POOR UNTIL THE INVERSION MIXES OUT LATER THIS MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH AFTER 1 PM CDT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1 PM CDT.
                    5500-6900 FT AGL AFTER 1 PM CDT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 28 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT AFTER 1 PM CDT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7300 FT AGL UNTIL 0100. 800-2300 FT AGL
                    AFTER 0400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17
                    TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR TO
                    FAIR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR.

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FORECASTER...BUTTLER
REQUESTED BY...TIM EGGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100321.CRANE.03/LBF