FNUS74 KAMA 130325 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR WALSH...PRIVATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 925 PM CST FRI FEB 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND NOON... HOWEVER SHOULD REMAIN NEAR OR LESS THAN 10 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. WITH A MAX TEMPERATURE IN THE UPPER 50S...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD DROP AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THAT WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...BUT IT SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE BURN SITE WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT...LIKELY BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM CST. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 58 57 RH..............40 33 35 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 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............52 43 39 35 33 31 RH..............43 60 70 78 85 88 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 6 N 6 NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 31 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW TEMP............29 28 34 39 42 43 RH..............92 96 72 52 45 43 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 13 N 14 NE 14 N 17 N 18 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 30 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...SJOHNSON REQUESTED BY...ANDREW BIVINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100213.WALSH.01/AMA