FNUS73 KLBF 061404 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR HACKBERRY RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 904 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE HAS SETTLED OVER THE AREA BRINGING COOLER AIR AND NORTHWEST WINDS. CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS... ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE WEST COAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASINGLY UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO THE AREA...AS WELL AS SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAR NORTH THE SHOWERS WILL REACH...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4800 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 5300-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6700 FT AGL UNTIL 2300. 900-2200 FT AGL AFTER 0300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 2700-4500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 23 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...NWS UNR REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110406.HACKB.02/LBF