FNUS73 KLBF 121057 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH MOUNTAIN RX...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 457 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 CST ON MARCH 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL ALLOW QUICK MOVING DISTURBANCES TO TRAVERSE THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY AND ALTHOUGH CLOUD COVER WILL BE PREVALENT...LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. A SECOND AND SLIGHTLY MORE INTENSE DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR MAINLY LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH RAIN OR SNOW EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES WARM DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 2700-3300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. $$ FORECASTER...STOPPKOTTE REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BAILEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110312.NORTH.01/LBF