FNUS73 KLBF 111243
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTER...USFWS REFUGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
743 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL FIRE DANGER
LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER
EASTERN WYOMING MONDAY AND TUESDAY...RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUST POTENTIAL MAY REACH
OVER 40 MPH ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...HOWEVER A LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. SOME ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS FOR BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1500 FT
                    AGL UNTIL 1000. 4400-4600 FT AGL AFTER 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4500 FT AGL UNTIL 2400...THEN 800-2000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1300. 5000-5300 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 36 TO 38 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO
                    EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...BUTTLER
REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100411.CENTE.01/LBF