FNUS73 KLBF 201332 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 37...FT. NIOBRARA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 832 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS TODAY WILL BE LIGHT SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...AND THEN INCREASE TO SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF GUSTS. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT BACK TO LIGHT SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT LIGHT WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 56. RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...AND THEN CONTINUING SOUTH SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NEAR 2500 FT AGL BY THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........11 8 8 9 10 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............43 48 51 54 55 54 53 RH..............51 44 41 38 37 40 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 5 5 4 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........11 14 17 20 20 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 42 40 38 36 35 RH..............48 62 70 76 82 85 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 5 W 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4600 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2400-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........20 23 28 31 42 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 37 50 61 66 67 RH..............92 89 58 42 36 34 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 4 W 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 W 4 W 5 NW 5 N 5 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...TAYLOR REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111020.UNIT3.01/LBF