FNUS74 KLUB 041937 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLETON...USDA NRCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 137 PM CST WED FEB 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON FEBRUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY...THEN START TO TREND TOWARDS THE SOUTH TOWARDS SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY WHICH WILL HELP TO HOLD AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT THE BURN SITE. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........27 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............68 70 RH..............27 25 20 FT WIND......SW 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 5 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........23 25 28 30 32 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 59 55 52 50 48 RH..............30 39 49 57 64 71 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 11 S 11 S 10 S 10 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........37 37 37 37 36 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 48 55 65 70 72 RH..............74 69 48 32 24 22 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 SW 14 SW 15 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 35 35 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JORDAN REQUESTED BY...KILLOUGH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090205.MIDDL.01/LUB