FNUS73 KLBF 272158
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVER STRIP...USFWS REFUGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
458 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE EXITING HIGH WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 8 TO 15 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SOME AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ONCE THE FRONT CLEARS THE FORECAST SITE...BETWEEN 8 TO 11 PM
CDT...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 0-700 FT AGL AFTER
                    2300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 700-2100 FT
                    AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 2700-3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.

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FORECASTER...BUTTLER
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100428.WESTR.01/LBF