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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUSHLAND FIRE...AMA EOC/NWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
157 AM CST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0151 CST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...10 KTS OR LESS...OUT OF THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH 9 AM CST. BY 9 AM CST...WINDS AT THE BURN SITE
WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 30 MPH. WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 KTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH.
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 2000-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    2500-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SJOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...SARAH JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091105.BUSHL.01/AMA