FNUS73 KLBF 161515 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR 23B RX...US FWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1015 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL BE BREEZY...WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. SKIES WILL BE PRIMARILY SUNNY THROUGH THE DAY...WITH ONLY SOME HIGH CIRRUS MOVING OVERHEAD LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 60S. DEWPOINTS WILL BE IN THE LOW 30S LEADING TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. SOMETHING TO WATCH WILL BE IF DEWPOINTS DROP LOWER AS DRIER AIR MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE AT MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. IF THIS WOULD OCCUR...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD DROP TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 19 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 21 TO 26 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........8 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 64 64 RH..............36 34 34 20 FT WIND......SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 14 SE 14 SE 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 19 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5400 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 500-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........8 13 20 25 36 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 56 51 49 47 45 RH..............36 49 61 66 71 76 20 FT WIND......SE 15 SE 14 SE 14 SE 12 SE 11 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 15 SE 14 SE 14 SE 12 SE 11 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 30 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 3000-4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 24 TO 33 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........67 68 69 70 70 70 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............44 50 56 60 62 63 RH..............79 63 53 46 43 41 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 14 SE 14 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 35 35 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 SE 14 SE 14 SE 16 SE 16 SE 16 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 30 30 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BROOKS REQUESTED BY...LOREN EATON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110516.23BRX.01/LBF