FNUS73 KLBF 041947 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST RIVER RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 247 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNIDIRECTIONAL TO 10 KFT AGL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GUIDANCE IS IN REASONABLE GOOD AGREEMENT. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST USES THE FASTER WINDS WHICH ARE ABOUT 5 MPH STRONGER THAN THE SLOWER DATASET. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1300. 7700 FT AGL AFTER 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........52 51 52 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 57 62 64 RH..............46 34 30 28 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 9 W 14 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 10 W 9 W 14 W 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 30 25 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL UNTIL 2000...THEN 4900 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 2200 FT AGL UNTIL 2200...THEN 200-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 0200...THEN 1500-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........55 59 65 69 66 63 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 51 45 42 39 37 RH..............31 48 62 70 79 82 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 NE 6 N 8 N 8 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 N 5 NE 6 N 8 N 8 N 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 15 15 20 15 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57. RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1900 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 5100-6900 FT AGL AFTER 1200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 1 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........60 59 58 57 61 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 39 46 52 55 56 RH..............85 70 51 41 38 38 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 8 N 8 N 5 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 8 N 8 N 5 SE 5 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110405.WESTR.01/LBF