FNUS73 KLBF 051432 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR HACKBERRY RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 932 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THIS WILL LEAD TO A COOLER DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ALSO...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BUT WILL DIMINISH INTO THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL PREDOMINANTLY BE FROM THE NORTH THROUGH THE DAY...BUT INTO THE AFTERNOON MAY BECOME VARIABLE AND SWITCH TO THE SOUTH. BY EVENING...LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS...HOWEVER THERE LOOKS TO BE A GOOD AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY. ALSO...DEWPOINTS IN THE MID AND UPPER 20S SHOULD KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE LOW 30S WHEN PEAK HEATING OCCURS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 6500-7100 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD INCREASING TO FAIR TO GOOD IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........60 55 56 61 66 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 49 53 55 55 RH..............62 44 38 35 37 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 8 NE 5 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 9 N 9 N 8 NE 5 E 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 15 10 5 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 300 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........67 70 74 77 79 82 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............54 48 45 43 41 40 RH..............38 47 55 60 70 76 20 FT WIND......E 2 SE 2 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 SE 2 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 15 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 2400-2900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........84 86 88 90 88 85 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............39 41 46 50 53 53 RH..............85 79 65 58 54 59 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 10 S 13 SE 14 SE 13 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 S 10 S 13 SE 14 SE 13 SE 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 25 30 30 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...BROOKS REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.HACKB.01/LBF