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SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CANYON...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
637 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER AND DRIER WILL FILTER INTO THE TARGET AREA TODAY...BEHIND A
COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
START OFF FROM THE NORTHEAST BUT WILL SHIFT TOWARDS THE EAST BY IGNITION.
TWENTY FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. VENTILATION SHOULD BE POOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 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 4500-5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.PRESIDENTS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NUNEZ
REQUESTED BY...TODD WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090215.CEDAR.01/AMA