FNUS74 KAMA 211226 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSITA RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 626 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING...AND WILL INCREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY...WITH SPEEDS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........33 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 4000-5500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 1 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 46 56 60 58 RH..............66 40 28 24 27 20 FT WIND......NW 5 W 6 SW 7 SW 12 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....35. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 46 43 40 38 37 RH..............34 45 51 58 63 70 20 FT WIND......SW 8 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5500-7000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 33 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST TEMP............36 35 46 56 63 64 RH..............77 77 54 36 30 30 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 16 S 21 S 26 S 29 S 28 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 30 40 45 45 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...COCKRELL REQUESTED BY...JASON MCDANIEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100121.ROSIT.01/AMA