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FWSAMA

SPOT FORECAST FOR HL RANCH...PRIVATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
446 PM CST SAT JAN 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE LOW AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN AT OR
BELOW NORMAL EARLY NEXT WEEK. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
FORECAST TO STAY ABOVE 40 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY...RECOVERING
TO NEAR 100 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN LOW
DURING THIS PERIOD. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY INCREASING
TO NEAR 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTH SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY TO 10 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MJOHNSON
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW BIVINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100104.HLRAN.01/AMA