FNUS74 KAMA 171408 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS BAR RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 808 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 CST ON JANUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... 20 FOOT WINDS IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BECOME MORE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AFTER 200 PM. THE WINDS WILL THEN BECOME LIGHT SOUTHEAST AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST AFTER 900 PM BUT WILL REMAIN LIGHT. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. MIN HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............24 38 52 61 61 RH..............88 52 32 23 24 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....28. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 43 39 35 33 30 RH..............33 47 57 66 69 78 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 7 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....60. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 28 40 51 59 59 RH..............78 85 55 37 27 26 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GOEHRING REQUESTED BY...TODD RICHARDS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100117.CROSS.01/AMA