FNUS73 KLBF 291357
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
857 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...MAJOR COLD FRONT WORKING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...
SOUTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BE
GUSTY EARLY THIS MORNING...GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH THEN DIMINISH AS
THE FRONT APPROACHES. THEN AS THE FRONT PASSES...A SWITCH TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. FRONTAL
PASSAGE IS EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM CDT. IN ADDITION TO THE SWITCH IN
WINDS...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND
CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON WILL APPROACH 70
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 4300-5300 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................4.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3600 FT AGL UNTIL 0300...THEN 600-1400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 3400-5000 FT
                    AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6700-8400 FT AGL UNTIL
                    1300...THEN 9800-11600 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN
                    8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 32 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...MASEK
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110429.UNIT2.01/LBF