FNUS73 KLBF 022324 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR WELLNITZ FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 624 PM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1703 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LITTLE CHANGE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM MDT WITH 5 TO 10 MPH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA...AND NONE ARE EXPECTED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RISK OF LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC WIND IS VERY LOW THIS EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........16 20 29 33 35 36 37 37 37 36 36 35 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............88 81 75 71 69 68 66 65 64 63 61 60 RH..............21 27 33 39 44 46 50 52 56 59 62 64 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW N NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SW EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 EYE LVL WND GST.10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 .LABOR DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR MODERATE TO HIGH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 29 23 10 9 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 65 76 85 89 90 RH..............67 52 33 23 19 17 20 FT WIND......W 2 SW 3 SW 6 W 10 W 11 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 SW 3 SW 6 W 10 W 11 NW 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 6 .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-15900 FT AGL UNTIL 0100...THEN 100-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...SPRINGER REQUESTED BY...SID HALL FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120902.WELLN.02/LBF