FNUS73 KLBF 241620
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG TABLE RX...THE NATURE CONERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1120 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES INTO THE
AFTERNOON. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE BLACK HILLS WILL BUILD
SOUTHEAST FOR NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL ALSO BE DECREASING THROUGH
5 PM CDT. BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL BE ALSO LOWER AS DRIER AIR
FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH.



.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-3300
                    FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 3700-3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3800 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 0-1200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 7100 FT AGL AFTER
                    1700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR.

$$
FORECASTER...KECK
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BAILEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.BIGTA.01/LBF