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SPOT FORECAST FOR GUYMON FD GRASS FIRE...GUYMON FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
144 PM CST FRI FEB 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1330 CST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG DURING THE AFTERNOON WHILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STAY BELOW 15 PERCENT. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL THIS EVENING WHEN WINDS SUBSIDE AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES INCREASE ABOVE 25 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 31 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3500-5000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NUNEZ
REQUESTED BY...CAPTAIN BARBOSA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090206.GUYMO.01/AMA