FNUS74 KAMA 151334 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH TOUR ROAD...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 734 AM CST FRI JAN 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT NORTH WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH NOON WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY SHIFT TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL AGAIN REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN THE AIR WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 40 PERCENT TODAY WHILE HIGH TEMPERATURES REACH THE LOW 50S. GOOD MOISTURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASING TO AROUND 90 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 46 50 51 RH..............76 58 48 44 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 10 NE 7 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........EAST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 36 33 30 28 27 RH..............55 72 82 88 96 96 20 FT WIND......E 3 SE 3 S 3 S 3 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000-6500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 25 38 51 59 59 RH..............100 100 62 37 26 25 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BROST REQUESTED BY...JOHN HAWKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100115.NORTH.01/AMA