FNUS73 KLBF 210402 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR NIOBRARA TREX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1102 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A PERSISTENT SOUTHEAST WIND TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 10 AM CDT. THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS PASSING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. x09 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 22 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........94 94 93 93 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............31 36 38 38 RH..............63 58 53 54 20 FT WIND......SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 SE 11 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4100 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 1100-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........93 88 95 100 98 96 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............37 33 31 29 28 27 RH..............58 74 83 90 92 88 20 FT WIND......SE 10 E 9 E 6 E 5 NE 3 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 E 9 E 6 E 5 NE 3 N 2 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 10 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39. RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 5600-6900 FT AGL AFTER 1300. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO GOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........94 85 72 63 62 61 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 28 32 36 38 38 RH..............85 81 69 60 56 57 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 3 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 N 3 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 8 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...KENNY ROBERG REQUESTED BY...CAMERON BALOG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.NIOBR.01/LBF