FNUS73 KLBF 091247 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR 5B1 NATURAL AREA 1...FT. NIOBRARA NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 747 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH NEAR 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME WITH A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 44 PERCENT. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 28 PERCENT AT 4 TO 5 PM. WINDS TO REMAIN SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 75. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 6. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 7100-8700 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 63 67 70 72 74 74 73 RH..............44 39 34 32 30 28 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 EYE LVL WND GST.10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 0-200 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........15 15 14 13 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 65 59 57 54 53 RH..............30 40 51 55 61 61 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 7 S 7 S 8 S 8 S 6 S 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84. RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-600 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 15400 FT AGL AFTER 1700. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........12 12 12 12 14 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 61 70 77 81 83 RH..............66 48 36 30 26 24 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 20 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 6 S 8 S 10 S 10 S 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 20 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...ROBERG REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.5B1NA.01/LBF