FNUS73 KLBF 221037 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR BOERKIRCHER RANCH...FOREST SERVICE/TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 437 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST TODAY WITH SOUTH WINDS DEVELOPING. WIND BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 46. RH..................42 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2600-3400 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........22 20 18 16 14 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 40 43 45 45 44 RH..............42 37 35 33 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 13 13 11 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.10 11 11 10 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............42 37 33 31 30 29 28 26 26 25 24 24 RH..............41 50 61 66 69 72 75 81 78 81 84 81 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.15 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 3600-5500 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 28 TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 22 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........16 17 18 20 22 23 24 26 30 33 37 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............23 24 24 28 33 39 44 47 50 52 52 50 RH..............84 81 84 71 58 48 39 35 31 28 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 8 11 13 13 12 10 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 25 30 30 30 25 20 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 6 8 11 13 13 12 10 9 7 EYE LVL WND GST. 10 10 15 25 30 30 30 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...MATT GINDER STEVE ORR TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.BOERK.01/LBF