FNUS74 KAMA 171442 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR JA RANCH...OWNER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 942 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0932 CDT ON JUNE 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE SITE WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER BY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AROUND MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500-12500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 85 91 95 96 RH..............54 37 29 25 25 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 14 S 15 S 17 S 18 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000-10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............95 89 79 75 72 69 RH..............25 32 45 54 59 66 20 FT WIND......S 20 SW 16 SW 10 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 12 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 71 80 87 92 95 RH..............70 61 47 38 32 28 20 FT WIND......SW 7 SW 10 SW 16 SW 15 SW 15 S 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 25 20 20 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHNEIDER REQUESTED BY...ANDREW BIVINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090617.JARAN.01/AMA