FNUS73 KLBF 131357
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIOBRARA TREX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
857 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGHS NEAR 80 ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE LATE THIS
MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH. BY EARLY AFTERNOON GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE SLOWER THAN YESTERDAY TO
DIMINISH...BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY.
THE COMBINATION OF HIGHS NEAR 80 AND DEW PTS IN THE LOWER TO MID
20S...WILL CREATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 15 PERCENT.

TOMORROW WILL STILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS
HOT AS TODAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S...HOWEVER WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE NOTICEABLY LIGHTER. A TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY. STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY BEFORE NOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL STILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 5600 FT AGL AFTER
                    1200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6300 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. 400-600 FT AGL
                    AFTER 0100.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 2900-4200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

$$
FORECASTER...MASEK
REQUESTED BY...LEE JENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.NIOBR.01/LBF