FNUS73 KLBF 140455 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CO COMPLEX NORTH...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1155 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEDNESDAY WILL STILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS TUESDAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NOTICEABLY LIGHTER. A TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH TO TURN NORTH AND NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON AT 5 TO 10 MPH BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 4400-5800 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........9 10 10 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 61 68 71 71 RH..............41 31 23 20 21 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 W 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 10 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3700 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 100-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........11 14 18 26 35 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 57 52 49 45 43 RH..............23 40 52 61 68 70 20 FT WIND......W 2 NE 2 E 3 SE 4 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 NE 2 E 3 SE 4 S 4 S 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74. RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1300. 4900-6100 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........33 30 30 33 21 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 44 55 65 71 73 RH..............70 65 45 31 24 22 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 NW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 15 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ROBERG REQUESTED BY...LEE JENSEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.ROCKC.01/LBF