FNUS73 KLBF 041256
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 23...FT. NIOBRARA NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
756 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH MID
MORNING WITH A SHIFT TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH TOWARD IGNITION TIME.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FROM THE EAST TODAY...WITH A SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
BURN AREA TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 3500 FT AGL
                    AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2900-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3400 FT AGL UNTIL 2400...THEN 400-1300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 16 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 16 TO 17 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 3700-4300 FT AGL
                    AFTER 1300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...BUTTLER
REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.UNIT2.01/LBF