FNUS73 KLBF 231141 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR NIOBRARA VALLEY COMPLEX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 641 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EARLY MORNING PATCHY FOG WILL GIVE WAY TO SUNNY SKIES TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME LIGHT SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NO ABRUPT WIND CHANGES ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL UNTIL 1200. 5200-5400 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........31 19 16 13 11 12 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............57 61 63 65 66 66 65 RH..............57 49 46 41 38 38 38 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 5 5 4 3 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4700 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 0-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........14 13 11 9 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 55 51 49 46 45 RH..............40 53 61 68 76 79 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 3 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1400...THEN 2500-3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........10 11 12 13 13 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 57 65 70 72 RH..............86 76 53 40 35 33 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 6 NW 9 N 10 N 9 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 3 W 6 NW 9 N 10 N 9 N 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 15 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...ROBERG REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL PROWATZKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120323.NIOBR.01/LBF