FNUS73 KLBF 091430 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR FT NIOBRARA RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 830 AM CST THU DEC 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE BLACK HILLS REGION INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON THE DAY FRIDAY. WINDS INITIALLY ACROSS THE POSSIBLE BURN AREA SHOULD START OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST EAL RY IN THE DAY AND VEER MORE TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. AT THE MOMENT MIXING LOOKS TO BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED WHICH SHOULD KEEP THE WINDS UNDER 20 MPH WITH GUSTS LIMITED AS WELL. AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH NORTHERN NEBRASKA BY THE MID EVENING HOURS WITH MUCH COLDER AIR AND STRONG WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. A MIX OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AS WELL. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 15 BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. TIME (MST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........44 47 56 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 46 50 43 RH..............61 45 39 51 20 FT WIND......SW 7 W 7 W 13 NW 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7 W 7 W 13 NW 12 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 15 MPH TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 0500...THEN 2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO FAIR EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (MST) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........67 76 88 97 98 99 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FZRAIN FZRAIN FZRAIN SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............37 30 26 23 22 20 RH..............64 81 92 100 96 92 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 15 NW 16 NW 16 NW 12 N 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 15 NW 15 NW 16 NW 16 NW 12 N 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD. TIME (MST) 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM SKY (%).........100 99 97 96 90 82 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............19 17 18 19 19 19 RH..............88 92 84 77 70 64 20 FT WIND......N 13 N 14 N 14 N 14 N 13 N 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 13 N 14 N 14 N 14 N 13 N 11 $$ FORECASTER...PHILLIPS REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101210.FTNIO.01/LBF