FNUS73 KLBF 170911 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER RIVER UNIT NORTH...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 411 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 7300 FT AGL AFTER 1800. 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 VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........56 56 57 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 51 54 54 RH..............71 61 52 50 20 FT WIND......NW 12 NW 13 NW 12 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 12 NW 13 NW 12 NW 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 0-1300 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 2 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........60 66 75 82 81 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............52 44 40 38 36 34 RH..............50 68 79 85 85 89 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 W 4 W 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 W 4 W 3 W 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 10 10 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BAILEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.LOWER.01/LBF