FNUS73 KLBF 171216 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP III...USFS NNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 716 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE MARKEDLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING PRODUCING PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400-2300 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 5400-6200 FT AGL AFTER 1600. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........49 45 46 55 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 50 54 55 54 RH..............73 61 50 45 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 12 NW 14 NW 14 N 14 N 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 0-1200 FT AGL AFTER 2300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........66 70 76 81 81 81 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............53 45 41 39 37 35 RH..............44 58 67 73 79 82 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10 N 6 NE 5 NE 4 N 3 N 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 15 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3300 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 4000-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........81 76 69 64 58 51 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 36 42 48 51 52 RH..............85 79 62 49 44 41 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 3 N 3 NE 3 E 4 E 5 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...LEE DUEKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.CAMPI.02/LBF