FNUS73 KLBF 021235 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 16 NE...USFWS REFUGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 735 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AROUND 22Z IN THE VALENTINE VICINITY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 8300 FT AGL AFTER 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........35 36 50 68 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............65 72 75 77 RH..............56 46 40 36 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 5 SE 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 4 E 5 SE 7 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................4 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 200-600 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........81 74 64 57 52 46 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 65 59 56 52 50 RH..............40 58 75 83 89 93 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 6 SW 5 W 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 6 SW 5 W 5 NW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5000-6300 FT AGL AFTER 1400. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........41 36 29 24 27 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 55 62 68 71 72 RH..............96 72 56 43 38 34 20 FT WIND......NW 7 NW 10 N 9 N 6 N 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 7 NW 10 N 9 N 6 N 5 NE 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...POWER REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.UNIT1.01/LBF