FNUS73 KLBF 241159
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE...USFS BESSEY RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
659 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS AND WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY OVER WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST OUT OF
COLORADO ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1700-3200
                    FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 3700-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4600 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 0-1700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2
                    TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 7900-8300 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1600.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO
                    2 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...POWER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL E  CROXEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.GROUS.01/LBF