FNUS73 KLBF 190405
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NIOBRARA VALLEY PRESERVE COMPLEX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1105 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP 985 LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS MT WILL TRACK NORTH INTO
CANADA AND PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 10400-11700 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 300-1600 FT AGL AFTER
                    2200.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3600 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 4000-4800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR.

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FORECASTER...COLE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL PROWATZKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120319.NIOBR.02/LBF