FNUS73 KLBF 151238
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCKEEL...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
738 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...

THE COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE. REST OF
TODAY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST FOR NORTHWEST
SURFACE WINDS AT 8 TO 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST
                    WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 7000 FT AGL AFTER 1700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    14 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....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........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7200 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 400-1200 FT AGL
                    AFTER 2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5200-5700 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KECK
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100415.MCKEE.02/LBF