FNUS73 KLBF 051229 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2A...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 729 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL BEHAVED THIS AFTERNOON WITH A STEADY WEST TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION. WINDS MAY BECOME SLIGHTLY WEAKER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH OF YOUR AREA. WINDS SHOULD BECOME NEARLY CALM AT SUNSET AND THEN SWITCH TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AFTER DARK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL UNTIL 0800...THEN 2400 FT AGL UNTIL 0900...THEN 5400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 8100-9900 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 10400-11800 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 8900-9800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE LATE MORNING. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........30 22 21 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 60 64 65 RH..............41 31 24 23 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 W 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 9 W 8 NW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 0-300 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD DECREASING TO POOR TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 19 25 29 31 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 56 51 49 46 44 RH..............24 32 41 46 55 60 20 FT WIND......NW 5 S 5 SE 6 S 7 S 9 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 S 5 SE 6 S 7 S 9 S 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 15 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 7900 FT AGL AFTER 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........36 38 41 43 47 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 51 59 65 69 70 RH..............60 46 36 31 28 27 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 10 W 13 NW 13 NW 13 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 7 SW 10 W 13 NW 13 NW 13 N 13 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 25 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110505.UNIT2.01/LBF