367  
FNUS73 KLBF 090930  
FWSLBF  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRESCENT LAKE BURNS...US FISH AND WILDLIFE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE  
430 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MAY 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSING THE CENTRAL PLAINS FROM SOUTHEAST  
COLORADO WILL BRING SURFACE WIND AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST TODAY.  
LIGHT WIND FROM THE WEST IS LIKELY THIS MORNING...GRADUALLY  
SHIFTING TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST BY NOON MDT. WIND WILL CONTINUE TO  
GRADUALLY SWING AROUND AND IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST BY  
3 PM MDT. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO  
MOVE INTO THE CRESCENT LAKE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THEN...SUDDEN  
WIND SHIFTS AND BURSTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ABOUT ANY  
TIME AFTER 2 PM MDT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5  
TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5  
TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LAL.................3.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2100 FT AGL UNTIL 0900. 7700-8100 FT AGL  
AFTER 1400.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LAL.................3.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7700 FT AGL UNTIL 2100. 400-1000 FT AGL  
AFTER 0200.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 23  
TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 23  
TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3100 FT AGL UNTIL 1000. 5600-5700 FT AGL  
AFTER 1600.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 41 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SPRINGER  
REQUESTED BY...DARWIN SCHULTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 20080509.CRESC.01/LBF  
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