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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSITA...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
656 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0650 CST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH AND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT FROM
THE NORTHEAST IN THE MORNING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
OVERNIGHT...THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO VEER TO THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST AND REMAIN LIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE BURN AREA WILL
DIP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RECOVER TO AROUND 70
PERCENT BY SUNDAY MORNING. LOW CLOUDS WILL BREAK UP AROUND MIDDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WYNNE
REQUESTED BY...TODD WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090214.ROSIT.01/AMA