FNUS73 KLBF 191251 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP III...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 751 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH OR STRONGER. MIN RH SUNDAY COULD BE 20 PERCENT OR LOWER ACCORDING TO SOME MODEL DATA SETS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1900 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 2700-4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 33 TO 41 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........50 49 47 43 39 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 51 57 60 60 RH..............65 48 40 41 47 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 18 S 19 S 18 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 40 35 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 13 S 18 S 19 S 18 S 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 35 40 35 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 600-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........38 48 62 72 76 80 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 53 49 48 46 45 RH..............51 66 80 83 89 93 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 12 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 13 S 12 S 10 S 10 S 9 S 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 25 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 7000-8200 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........83 73 60 50 47 42 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 55 62 66 67 RH..............93 79 57 41 33 29 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 SW 6 W 8 W 11 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 25 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 6 SW 6 W 8 W 11 W 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 25 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...LEE DUEKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110319.CAMPI.01/LBF