FNUS73 KLBF 121323 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 37...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 823 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH. BEST GUESS ON THE TIMING OF THIS FRONT IS AROUND NOON TIME. BY LATE AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BE NORTHEAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1000 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5600-7100 FT AGL AFTER 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO POOR TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........54 58 66 73 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 62 65 64 RH..............42 35 31 34 20 FT WIND......NW 11 N 10 N 10 NE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 11 N 10 N 10 NE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 20 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4800 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........75 80 88 93 94 96 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............63 53 48 45 42 40 RH..............36 54 63 68 73 73 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 8 N 6 N 6 N 7 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 10 N 8 N 6 N 6 N 7 N 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 2900-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 26 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD INCREASING TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........97 96 94 93 86 78 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............38 40 44 47 49 49 RH..............76 73 65 58 54 54 20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6 NE 6 NE 7 NE 9 NE 9 NE 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.UNIT3.01/LBF