FNUS74 KLUB 121726 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON...USDA-NRCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1126 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CST ON JANUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE MID AND LATE WEEK. A DISTURBANCE PASSING TO THE EAST WILL PULL THE NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTH THROUGH THE PROJECT AREA AROUND MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. WEST OR NORTHWEST COMPONENT WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES. COLD AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY LEADING TO OCCASIONALLY GUSTY NORTHEAST BREEZES. SKY COVER SHOULD INCREASE AS WELL WITH LOW CLOUDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WARMER AND MODERATELY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS REDEVELOP OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. ANOTHER FRONT IS DUE LATE SATURDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3600-4700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........21 24 27 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 52 58 59 RH..............35 25 21 20 20 FT WIND......NW 5 N 5 N 5 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 32 33 34 35 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 45 39 35 32 30 RH..............23 35 45 53 60 63 20 FT WIND......NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 E 5 E 6 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 36 35 35 35 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 27 31 37 40 41 RH..............66 67 54 41 35 33 20 FT WIND......NE 10 E 9 E 8 E 7 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...MCQUEEN REQUESTED BY...KILLOUGH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090114.MIDDL.01/LUB