FNUS73 KLBF 071453 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR FT NIOBRARA RX...USFWS REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 853 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0745 MST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVELY LIGHT SURFACE WIND FROM THE WEST WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY COOL...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING AT OR ABOVE 40 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (MST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........24 32 37 46 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............16 24 34 40 40 RH..............100 81 58 48 50 20 FT WIND......NW 2 W 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 W 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 10 10 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........66 67 69 70 65 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 31 29 28 27 27 RH..............61 75 81 85 85 85 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 SW 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 SW 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 10 10 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 1100-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........53 45 33 25 24 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 26 34 44 49 49 RH..............88 96 75 55 46 44 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 11 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 25 25 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 8 W 10 W 11 W 12 W 11 W 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 25 25 25 20 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBS REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101207.FTNIO.02/LBF