FNUS74 KLUB 121300 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PAULS LAKE...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 700 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 8 TO 12 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH MUCH THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM/COLD FRONT DUE IN ON THURSDAY. EARLY MORNING RH VALUES NEAR 80 PCT WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING TO THE LOWER 20 PCT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........19 17 16 14 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 41 51 57 55 RH..............74 41 28 22 24 20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........12 16 21 26 31 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 43 38 34 31 29 RH..............27 36 45 53 61 67 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900-2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 33 23 15 25 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 27 36 49 55 57 RH..............74 76 54 33 26 23 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 7 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 25 20 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JURECKA REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100112.PAULS.02/LUB