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SPOT FORECAST FOR STILLING BASIN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
754 AM CST THU FEB 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 CST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH A WIND SHIFT TO
THE EAST EXPECTED BY NOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH
INTO THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROPPING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE
ANTICIPATED. BUT A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO SLIDE
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. AS A RESULT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 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 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13
                    TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 35 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...TODD WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090212.STILL.01/AMA