FNUS73 KLBF 101324
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
824 AM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST INTO UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY
AND TONIGHT. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
INCREASE FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
THROUGH MONDAY AS RIDGING ALOFT BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED
STATES. THE INCREASED SOUTHERLY FLOW...WILL TRANSPORT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SUNDAY
AND MONDAY RESULTING IN NON CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...THEN 3700-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH BECOMING EAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 1900-3100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 4200-4400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD INCREASING TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BUTTLER
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100410.CENTE.01/LBF