FNUS73 KLBF 091702 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR DEWEY...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1202 PM CDT FRI APR 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CDT ON APRIL 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AT NOON CDT...OBSERVATIONS SHOWED NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 23 MPH AT VALENTINE. THIS AFTERNOON THE SURFACE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST RESULTING IN WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS LESS THAN 20 MPH BY 3 PM CDT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO FAIR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4800 FT AGL UNTIL 0200...THEN 2300-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 17 TO 23 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3900 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 4200-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. $$ FORECASTER...KECK REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100409.DEWEY.02/LBF