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SPOT FORECAST FOR WALSH...JA RANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
207 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1410 CST ON FEBRUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NO MAJOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED DUE TO GENERALLY LIGHT
WINDS AND FORECAST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7
                    MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1500-2500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (CST)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     50
RH..............40     39
20 FT WIND......W 7    SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO
                    3 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............45     38     35     33     31     29
RH..............47     60     67     71     75     80
20 FT WIND......S 6    S 7    S 7    S 6    SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      4      4      4

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO
                    3500-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............27     28     40     50     57     58
RH..............89     89     58     40     30     29
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 7    W 8    W 9    NW 9   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....2      2      2      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...ANDRADE
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW BIVINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100212.WALSH.02/AMA