FNUS73 KLBF 021339
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
839 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLE COOL AIR ASSOCIATED WITH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY. DESPITE THE COOL CONDITIONS...DRY
AIR...FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...WILL AID IN ALLOWING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. WILL
NEED TO MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS DRY AIR TO THE NORTH MAY PUSH SOUTH
AND DROP MIN RH VALUES TO 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT DUE TO THE
SURFACE HIGH. COLD AIR ALOFT AND AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE MAY BE ENOUGH
FOR ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS AT BEST. WARMER
CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH HIGHS BACK INTO THE 60S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3
VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 9700-10700 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 100-1400 FT AGL AFTER
                    2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8300-9300 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD TO VERY GOOD IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...MASEK
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.UNIT2.01/LBF