FNUS73 KLBF 021535 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP 5...NE NBF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1035 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0917 MDT ON JULY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... HOT CONDITIONS AND SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 100 AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CLOSE TO 20 PERCENT. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR SOME HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL PROVIDE LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL...AND IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHTNING STRIKES WHICH COULD START ADDITIONAL FIRES. THE DRY LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE COULD ALSO LEAD TO SOME GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS. ANY ACTIVITY SHOULD DIE OFF LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH HOT AND GENERALLY DRY WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR HIGH BASED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5300 FT AGL AFTER 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........17 13 22 52 54 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............84 91 96 99 98 RH..............42 34 27 23 25 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 S 12 S 13 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 30 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 11 S 12 S 13 S 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 25 30 30 25 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................2 DECREASING TO 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5500 FT AGL UNTIL 2200. 1000-1500 FT AGL AFTER 0100. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD DECREASING TO POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........55 55 54 53 48 42 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP............97 88 81 78 75 73 RH..............27 39 52 56 59 62 20 FT WIND......S 9 SE 5 SE 4 S 5 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 5 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 9 SE 5 SE 4 S 5 S 3 S 3 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 10 5 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 6 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 7000-7500 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........38 42 47 51 50 50 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............71 80 89 95 99 100 RH..............70 52 41 34 28 26 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 5 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 7 S 7 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MASEK REQUESTED BY...BUSKIRK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120702.CAMP5.01/LBF