FNUS73 KLBF 071441 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR FT NIOBRARA RX...USFWS REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 841 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MST ON DECEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND TRANSITION TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOW 40S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 40 PERCENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........39 36 33 30 26 24 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............13 15 20 30 35 36 RH..............96 96 81 55 47 45 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 N 3 NW 3 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3 N 3 N 3 NW 3 NW 5 NW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........19 21 23 25 23 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 24 21 19 18 17 RH..............60 74 84 88 88 88 20 FT WIND......NW 3 W 4 W 4 W 4 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3 W 4 W 4 W 4 NW 4 NW 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 5 5 .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) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........19 24 32 37 46 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............16 16 24 34 40 40 RH..............92 100 81 58 48 50 20 FT WIND......NW 3 NW 2 W 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 3 NW 2 W 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBS REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101208.FTNIO.01/LBF