FNUS73 KLBF 181359 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP III...USFS NNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 859 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WERE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE DAKOTAS. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO STAY LIGHT THROUGH THE MORNING WITH A WESTERLY COMPONENT THEN AS LOW PRESSURE OFF TO THE WEST WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SWITCH TO THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THIS MAY BE WEST OF THE FORECAST SITE AS AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83 LOOK TO CONTINUE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...POSSIBLY WITH AN EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY COMPONENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDS SHOULD BE EXITING THE AREA BY NOON...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR DECENT HEATING THROUGH THE DAY. THEREFORE...LOOKING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8300-8800 FT AGL AFTER 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 27 28 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 50 52 RH..............49 40 36 36 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 7 W 6 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 W 7 W 6 N 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 10 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 0-200 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 34 36 38 46 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 44 40 38 36 35 RH..............42 53 62 70 75 78 20 FT WIND......E 4 SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 SE 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 15 20 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 4500-4800 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 37 TO 44 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 29 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........66 65 63 62 60 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 37 44 51 55 56 RH..............82 72 57 48 43 43 20 FT WIND......S 11 S 13 S 14 S 15 S 15 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 35 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 11 S 13 S 14 S 15 S 15 S 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 30 30 35 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BROOKS REQUESTED BY...LEE DUEKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.CAMPI.01/LBF