FNUS73 KLBF 141915
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKEEL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
215 PM CDT WED APR 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...THE FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA YESTERDAY IS LIFTING BACK
NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TODAY/TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL INITIATE MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE BURN
SITE. BY TOMORROW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE ENDED WITH A RETURN
TO SUNNY SKIES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH
OR NORTHWEST TOMORROW BY LATE MORNING...WINDS GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE SLIGHT INCREASE IN
MOISTURE IS EXPECT. THIS WILL HELP KEEP RH VALUES FROM DROPPING
MUCH BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-6500 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. 100-1200 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO VERY GOOD.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 3800-5200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4700 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 600-2400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.


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FORECASTER...MASEK
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.MCKEE.01/LBF