FNUS73 KGID 311442
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRRIP PLUM CREEK COMPLEX...PLATTE RIVER (BOR/DOI)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
942 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WAS OVER NORTHEASTERN COLORADO AT MID-
MORNING...WHILE LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA. THE HIGH
WILL DRIFT SOUTH AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST ALONG A STRONG SOUTHWARD-
MOVING COLD FRONT. THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE TODAY...
WITH A HIGH HAINES INDEX AND MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 9000 FT. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT TODAY...FROM THE NORTHWEST AND WEST. THERE IS SOME
INDICATION THAT THE WIND SHOULD SHIFT TO WEST-SOUTHWEST BY 4 PM.

WITH A NORTHEAST-FACING ASPECT...THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE A LITTLE
SLOWER TO RISE THAN NEARBY AREAS.

THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 7 AND
8 PM. EXPECT A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO NORTHEAST WITH A PERIOD OF BREEZY
CONDITIONS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE UNTIL ROUGHLY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED
WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 35
MPH. IF THE FIRE CONTINUES AFTER DARK...THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST.
HAINES INDEX........6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........DECREASING TO 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.

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FORECASTER...JEFF HALBLAUB
REQUESTED BY...MARK MASTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130331.PRRIP.01/GID