FNUS73 KLBF 241146 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR FAIRFIELD CREEK...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 646 AM CDT TUE JUL 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0538 MDT ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... PREVAILING WIND OF SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING COULD BECOME MORE VARIABLE WITH A SURFACE BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS KEYA PAHA COUNTY AND NORTHERN CHERRY COUNTY FROM MILLS TO VALENTINE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE NIOBRARA RIVER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 107. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL UNTIL 1000...THEN 2400 FT AGL UNTIL 1100...THEN 6400 FT AGL UNTIL 1200...THEN 11100 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 14900-16800 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 16300-17200 FT AGL UNTIL 1700...THEN 14200 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 11000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........31 31 30 30 29 28 28 29 32 35 38 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 76 82 87 92 96 100 102 104 106 106 105 RH..............67 56 45 37 31 26 23 21 19 18 17 18 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S EYE LVL WND SPD.5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. LAL.................4 DECREASING TO 3 AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2400...THEN 5000-6700 FT AGL UNTIL 0400...THEN 2400-4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 23 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........42 43 45 46 46 46 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............103 91 84 81 78 75 RH..............18 31 45 55 65 71 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 7 SW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 10 15 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 7 SW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 15 10 15 15 20 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 6 6 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3100 FT AGL UNTIL 1500. 5900 FT AGL AFTER 1800. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 50 53 56 55 53 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............73 78 85 90 92 93 RH..............76 63 50 42 37 35 20 FT WIND......NW 8 N 10 N 9 N 6 NW 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 8 N 10 N 9 N 6 NW 5 NW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SPRINGER REQUESTED BY...TROY DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120724.FAIRF.01/LBF