FNUS73 KLBF 221124 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRFIELD CREEK FIRE...NEMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 624 AM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0610 CDT ON JULY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WINDS MOSTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING WITH A STATIONARY FRONT OVER NORTHERN NEBRASKA. THE FRONT SHOULD DROP SOUTH SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WOULD SUPPORT LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS ARE OFTEN TIMES TOO FAST SO THE WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS BASED ON OUR LATEST HOURLY MODEL OUTPUT. WITH THE FRONT DROPPING SOUTH...MOISTURE AND HIGHER HUMIDITY SHOULD POOL BEHIND THE FRONT. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHT LIGHTNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 106. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2200 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 5700 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 9300 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 12800-14700 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 9900 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........29 29 30 30 32 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 83 92 99 104 105 RH..............66 46 40 35 27 29 20 FT WIND......W 4 SW 4 W 3 NW 2 E 5 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 SW 4 W 3 NW 2 E 5 E 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 5 5 10 15 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...COLE REQUESTED BY...DAVE REISEN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120722.FAIRF.01/LBF