FNUS73 KLBF 111417 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR 5B1 BLACKLINE OPERATION...FT. NIOBRARA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 917 AM CDT WED APR 11 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL AND WINDY TODAY...WITH INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH THIS MORNING INCREASING TO NEAR 20 MPH AND VEERING MORE TO THE SOUTH FOR THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 50S...HOWEVER IF SUN STAYS OUT THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...HIGHS COULD REACH 60. RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS INCREASING MOISTURE RAISES DEW POINT TEMPERATURES AS TEMPERATURES RISE. OVERNIGHT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION...HOWEVER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1000-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 2600-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........45 55 62 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 52 56 57 RH..............38 33 32 37 20 FT WIND......SE 15 S 17 S 17 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 15 S 17 S 17 S 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 30 35 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 19 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 32 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........78 82 89 94 92 90 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............56 51 49 47 46 45 RH..............43 54 61 65 71 73 20 FT WIND......S 15 SE 14 SE 13 S 14 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 15 SE 14 SE 13 S 14 S 14 S 13 EYE LEVEL WIND..35 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAL.................3. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL UNTIL 1400. 5900-6200 FT AGL AFTER 1600. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........89 86 81 78 75 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............44 48 56 61 64 65 RH..............79 74 57 49 46 45 20 FT WIND......S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 30 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 30 30 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MASEK REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120411.5B1BL.01/LBF