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SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS BAR RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
832 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 CST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY
ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A SURFACE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE TONIGHT BRINGING THE
WINDS AROUND TO THE WEST. WINDS WILL THEN MOVE BACK TO THE SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST JUST BEYOND THIS FORECAST AS A NEW LEE-SIDE TROUGH
DEVELOPS TO OUR WEST ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000-2000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GOEHRING
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MARTINEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090121.CROSS.02/AMA