FNUS74 KLUB 282142 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON...USDA-NRCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 342 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK AND DRY COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH BY NOON. ANY PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL CLEAR OUT BY 0900 AND WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT...AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL RESIDE IN THE MID 20S. HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF DECENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES BEFORE LIGHT WEST WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND THE HIGH ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL WARM ABOVE NORMAL RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES THAN THURSDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 33 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 36 44 48 46 RH..............66 43 32 27 28 20 FT WIND......N 8 NE 10 NE 10 NE 9 NE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........31 28 25 21 18 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 37 33 30 27 26 RH..............29 40 47 55 62 68 20 FT WIND......NE 8 NE 3 NE 2 NW 4 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 12 11 10 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 26 36 49 56 58 RH..............73 67 48 29 23 21 20 FT WIND......W 5 SW 3 S 2 S 2 SE 1 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...ZIEBELL REQUESTED BY...KILLOUGH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090129.MIDDL.01/LUB