275 FNUS73 KLBF 231245 FWSLBF SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTERLINE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 745 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH AT IGNITION TIME WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY 4 PM AND CONTINUING AT THIS SPEED AND DIRECTION THROUGH THE EVENING. LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO 26 PERCENT BY 3 PM. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A BRIEF SHOWER OR A FEW SPRINKLES BY EARLY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 200-1700 FT AGL UNTIL 1300...THEN 2200-4000 FT AGL UNTIL 1500...THEN 5800-7600 FT AGL UNTIL 1800...THEN 5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........53 61 66 73 76 WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 53 61 62 60 RH..............62 38 28 26 31 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 6 S 8 S 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 4 S 6 S 8 S 10 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 10 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL UNTIL 2300...THEN 800-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR DECREASING TO POOR LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........77 80 84 93 89 90 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 52 46 44 44 42 RH..............33 43 55 68 70 76 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 25 25 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 S 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 20 25 25 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR VERY LOW TO MODERATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL UNTIL 1100. 8500-9800 FT AGL AFTER 1500. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........96 94 92 90 84 76 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............39 43 50 55 57 59 RH..............89 79 61 45 35 30 20 FT WIND......S 8 SW 8 W 10 NW 14 NW 14 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 8 SW 8 W 10 NW 14 NW 14 NW 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 25 30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ROBERG REQUESTED BY...BILLY CUMBOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20150323.CASTE.01/LBF