FNUS73 KLBF 211324 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 824 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL VEER TO THE NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING AND GUST ABOVE 15 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. NOT LOOKING AT ANY ABRUPT WIND SHIFTS...HOWEVER THERE IS A CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT...UNLESS SKIES WERE TO CLEAR...THEN SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES WOULD ALLOW MINIMUM RH VALUES TO LOWER INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7300-7600 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD. TIME (MDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........79 84 86 87 89 92 95 97 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............47 51 54 56 58 59 59 59 RH..............60 52 48 45 44 44 45 47 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE NE EYE LVL WND SPD.11 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 30 30 30 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6700 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 1200-2200 FT AGL AFTER 2400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........98 98 97 89 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 51 48 46 RH..............51 63 74 83 20 FT WIND......NE 10G20 N 10G25 NE 10G25 NE 11G25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 10G20 N 10G25 NE 10G25 NE 11G25 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 4400-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........82 73 63 47 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............45 49 55 58 RH..............82 74 57 47 20 FT WIND......NE 5 SE 4G5 S 5 S 5G10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 SE 4G5 S 5 S 5G10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JACOBS REQUESTED BY...JEREMY BAILEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.CRANE.01/LBF