FNUS73 KLBF 172236
FWSLBF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKSTON FIRE...NEMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
536 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1728 CDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AT
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. AFTER 3 AM MDT (4 AM CDT)...
WIND WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH
POSSIBLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 31 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 33 TO 34 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 31 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 55 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 34 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-5100 FT AGL UNTIL 0500...THEN 2500-3300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 49 TO 56 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD INCREASING TO EXCELLENT LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A
SKY (%).........47  46  45  46  48  50  51  53  54  54  53  53
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............42  41  41  40  40  39  39  38  38  38  39  42
RH..............33  36  36  39  39  42  44  46  48  48  48  43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..18  18  18  18  19  20  20  20  21  23  25  27
20 FT WIND GUST.45  40  40  40  45  45  50  50  55  55  55  55
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.18  18  18  18  19  20  20  20  21  23  25  27
EYE LVL WND GST.45  40  40  40  45  45  50  50  55  55  55  55
HAINES INDEX....6   6   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 26 TO 35 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 20 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 26 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 60 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5800 FT AGL UNTIL 2100...THEN 2500-3400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 49 TO 58 MPH DECREASING TO 41 TO 47
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT DECREASING TO VERY GOOD EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........53     52     46     39     33     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     52     54     54     48     40
RH..............37     29     27     27     34     46
20 FT WIND......NW 28  NW 27  NW 28  NW 26  NW 21  NW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.60     60     60     60     45     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 28  NW 27  NW 28  NW 26  NW 21  NW 18
EYE LEVEL WIND..60     60     60     60     45     40
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

$$
FORECASTER...SPRINGER
REQUESTED BY...BRENT CURTIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121017.CROOK.01/LBF