FNUS73 KLBF 161102 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAZEL MAIN...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 602 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH WILL VEER SLOWLY TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL ALSO RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH FROM IGNITION TIME THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WEST WINDS 7 PM CDT WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE EVENING AWAITING A COLD FRONT ARRIVING NEAR 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 23 PERCENT IS FORECAST BY 5 PM CST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1400. 9700-10400 FT AGL AFTER 1600. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 30 TO 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........35 34 36 41 46 51 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 65 69 72 73 73 72 RH..............36 31 27 25 24 23 24 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 13 12 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14 13 12 11 10 9 EYE LVL WND GST.30 30 30 30 25 25 20 HAINES INDEX....3 4 5 5 6 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 100-200 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........59 61 65 69 72 76 78 77 75 73 70 68 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............70 63 57 53 51 49 48 45 44 43 42 41 RH..............25 34 42 48 54 58 63 70 73 76 79 82 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW EYE LVL WND SPD.8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 2200-3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........67 67 67 67 67 67 67 69 72 75 78 82 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP............40 39 40 43 45 48 50 51 52 53 53 53 RH..............89 89 85 76 70 63 58 56 54 52 50 50 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...ROBERG REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BAILEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.HAZEL.02/LBF