FNUS73 KLBF 131451 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR TREE CLAIM RX...USFWS CRESCENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 951 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL STAY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INTO THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THE NORTHERLY WINDS LOOK TO STAY WEST OF THE FORECAST LOCATION THROUGH UNTIL EVENING. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD STAY IN CHECK THOUGH WITH MAX WINDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH. THERE WILL BE SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE DAY...BUT DRY AIR IN THE LOWEST 100K FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WILL KEEP CLOUD BASES HIGH AND IF ANY RAIN WOULD FALL FROM THESE CLOUDS SHOULD ONLY SEE SPRINKLES AT BEST. A HIGHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME TO THE AREA AROUND MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 3 IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4200-5000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400. 10300-11300 FT AGL AFTER 1600. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD. TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........55 60 63 65 68 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............59 70 77 80 78 RH..............67 44 33 30 33 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 6 S 7 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 4 S 6 S 7 SE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................3 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-9900 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 300-1700 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO 30 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 71 74 76 81 87 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............75 62 57 54 52 50 RH..............37 60 75 86 89 93 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 5 NE 6 NE 10 NE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 2 E 3 E 5 NE 6 NE 10 NE 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 20 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 69 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 22 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........92 93 95 96 94 92 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 47 49 51 51 52 RH..............100 96 89 80 77 69 20 FT WIND......NE 11 NE 13 NE 12 E 10 E 8 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 30 25 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 11 NE 13 NE 12 E 10 E 8 E 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 30 30 25 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...BROOKS REQUESTED BY...DEON STEINKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110913.TREEC.04/LBF