FNUS73 KLBF 240830 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR 5B1 RX BURN...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 330 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SWINGS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WIND WILL SWING AROUND AND BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY EARLY MORNING...THEN INCREASING AND BECOMING GUSTY BY LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 44. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1800-3700 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18 TO 23 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..............56 50 46 43 43 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 13 14 14 13 12 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.10 11 13 14 14 13 12 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 20 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL UNTIL 2400...THEN 1800-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........85 87 91 93 91 88 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............43 36 32 30 28 27 RH..............46 64 75 81 88 88 20 FT WIND......SE 11 E 10 E 9 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 E 10 E 9 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH. 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.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............26 28 35 40 43 44 RH..............92 92 78 70 67 62 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 SE 8 SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 6 S 8 SE 8 SE 6 SE 7 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 10 15 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SPRINGER REQUESTED BY...LOREN EATON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110324.5B1RX.01/LBF