FNUS73 KLBF 270915 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR VALENTINE SOUTH...FT. NIOBRARA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 415 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0356 CDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (308) 532-0921 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE JET STREAM PRODUCED A 63 MPH WIND GUST AT VALENTINE AT 344 AM CDT. THESE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST ONLY AN HOUR OR TWO AND MOST IMPORTANT...(1)LESSER SPEEDS SHOULD OCCUR AT THE BURN SITE AND (2) THE PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST ONLY 1 OR 2 HOURS. THUS BY 7 AM...WINDS SHOULD REVERT TO THE FORECAST PRESCRIBED BELOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO HIGH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........17 15 12 10 10 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 49 57 63 67 68 RH..............40 39 30 24 19 17 20 FT WIND......W 14 W 17 W 18 W 18 W 17 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 40 35 35 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 14 W 17 W 18 W 18 W 17 W 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 35 40 35 35 30 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........11 14 17 19 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 54 48 45 42 39 RH..............19 30 39 45 48 54 20 FT WIND......W 12 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.30 15 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 12 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 3 SW 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 15 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............38 39 43 49 55 60 65 68 71 73 73 72 RH..............57 54 49 39 32 27 24 22 21 20 22 24 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120327.VALEN.01/LBF