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FNUS73 KLBF 242216
FWSLBF
SPOT FORECAST FOR WTREX NIOBRARA...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
516 PM CDT WED APR 24 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NWS NORTH PLATTE OFFICE AT 308-532-0921 (OR
AT 1-800-603-3562) IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. JUST
AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A SHOWER LATE IN THE DAY...OTHERWISE SKIES
WILL BE CLOUDY OR MOSTLY CLOUDY. THE OTHER STORY WILL BE THE GUSTY
WINDS FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. THROUGH 10AM CDT THEY WILL
GEBERALLY BE IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH OR
SO. AFTER 10AM CDT THEY WILL STEADILY INCREASE, AND BE SUSTAINED
IN THE 20-25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 26
TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 69 75 76 78 80 82 84 87 90
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
TEMP............50 53 58 60 62 62 62 63 61 61
RH..............74 71 64 62 60 62 65 65 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 16 18 21 22 22 22 22 21
20 FT WIND GUST.17 21 23 26 29 30 32 31 30 30
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S SE SE SE
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 10 11 13 13 13 13 13 13
EYE LVL WND GST.10 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 20 23 25 26 26 26 28 28 26
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................2 INCREASING TO 3 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 4 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........93 96 96 96 96 95 93 92 90 89 87 87
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
LAL.............2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
TEMP............61 59 57 55 54 53 53 52 51 50 50 50
RH..............72 78 83 90 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 18 18 17 16 15 14 14 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.29 26 26 25 24 23 21 20 20 20 20 20
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.17 16 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 22 24 24 23 18 16 16 16 16 17 17
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4 DECREASING TO 3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 21 TO
24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 88 87 86 85 85 84 83 84 85 86 84
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
LAL.............4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
TEMP............50 50 51 52 54 56 59 61 62 63 63 62
RH..............100 100 100 100 96 90 78 72 70 70 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 15 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 21 21 21 20 20 21 22 23 23
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E NE NE N N
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 2.5 2.1 1.6 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 17 21 24 24
HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...LYNDSEY LASCHECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412021.2/LBF
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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