FNUS73 KLBF 240351 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR 5B1 RX BURN...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1051 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS OF WYOMING AND COLORADO ON THURSDAY. SOUTHEASTLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 40 OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TO NEAR 60 OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST OUT OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-3400 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........53 55 58 64 70 76 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............35 38 41 43 44 44 44 RH..............54 48 44 41 41 41 43 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 10 10 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 25 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 10 10 11 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 1200-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........85 87 91 93 91 88 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............43 36 32 30 28 27 RH..............45 61 75 81 88 88 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45. RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 4100-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........86 85 84 83 83 82 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............26 28 35 40 43 44 RH..............92 92 75 67 62 60 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 7 S 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 10 15 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...POWER REQUESTED BY...LOREN EATON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.5B1RX.01/LBF