FNUS73 KLBF 200322 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR NW RIVER...TNC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1022 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY IGNITION TIME. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY EARLY EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1300. 5800-7000 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 0-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 4300-4600 FT AGL AFTER 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...BUTTLER REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BAILEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110320.NWRIV.01/LBF