FNUS73 KLBF 011634 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR WELLNITZ FIRE...NEMA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1134 AM CDT SAT SEP 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1014 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO STAY GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. ALTHOUGH SPEEDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING ON SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST. CAN EXPECT A FEW CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME...BUT PRIMARILY MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 30S. SO WOULD EXPECT RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. WITH THE DRY AIR AND EXTREME HEATING...CAN EXPECT THE BOUNDARY LAYER TO MIX TO AROUND 10K FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. NO STORMS OR PRECIPITATION IS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 19 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL UNTIL 1300. 14800-16100 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 31 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT. TIME (MDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........22 30 35 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 97 100 97 RH..............17 12 11 12 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 15 S 14 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 14 S 15 S 14 S 13 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 35 30 30 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......14600 FT AGL UNTIL 2000. 0-300 FT AGL AFTER 2200. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO POOR. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 39 38 37 39 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............93 81 75 72 70 68 RH..............14 21 27 34 39 44 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 20 25 20 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12 S 10 S 10 S 10 S 9 SW 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 25 20 25 20 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 12600-13500 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO VERY GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........42 42 43 43 40 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 70 78 84 88 88 RH..............49 44 33 28 24 23 20 FT WIND......W 5 NW 6 N 8 N 6 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 5 NW 6 N 8 N 6 N 6 N 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 15 15 15 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...BROOKS REQUESTED BY...BRENT CURTIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120901.WELLN.01/LBF