FNUS74 KLUB 240345
FWSLUB

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MAHN CAMPBELL...DRYHALLA RANGELAND SERVICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
945 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2125 CST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY 28-30: PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT
A POTENTIALLY STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BE IMPACTING THE BURN SITE ON
THURSDAY BEFORE DRY...BUT CONTINUED COOL WEATHER DEVELOPS ON FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES COULD BEGIN MODERATING AS EARLY AS SATURDAY WITH LOWER
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES.

WHILE THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE STRENGTH OF
THIS SYSTEM...ALL FORECAST MODELS DO INDICATE AN ENHANCED PROBABILITY
OF PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
UNFAVORABLE HUMIDITIES. IF THIS SCENARIO HOLDS TRUE...A STRONG COLD
FRONT WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS COULD ALSO BE EXPECTED THURSDAY.
THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AND TURN SOUTHEASTERLY BY FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.

CONSIDERING THIS SYSTEM IS STILL FIVE DAYS OUT AND SUBJECT TO
REVISION...WE STRONGLY ADVISE SUBMITTING ANOTHER SPOT REQUEST BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK FOR MORE UPDATED INFORMATION.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN AND SNOW.
                    TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MIN 25.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZIEBELL
REQUESTED BY...COLIN ROSSER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100128.MAHNC.01/LUB