FNUS73 KLBF 271229
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVER STRIP...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
729 AM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS TODAY WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN SPEED AND DIRECTION. YOU
MAY SEE A DISTINCT SOUTHWEST TENDENCY IN DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON.
SO YOUR PREVAILING DIRECTION SHOULD BE SOUTH SOUTHWEST. 20FT WIND SPEEDS
MIGHT REACH 8KTS OR 10 MPH AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON AS INDICATED
IN SOME MODEL SOLNS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2300 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 7000-8200 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 14
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........19     18     19     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     58     61     61
RH..............46     39     35     35
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 5   S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5   SW 5   S 6    S 7
EYE LEVEL WIND..       10     10     15
HAINES INDEX....3      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...COLE
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.WESTR.01/LBF