FNUS74 KLUB 161653 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TERRY COUNTY1...USDA NRCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1053 AM CST TUE FEB 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONABLE AVERAGE WITH A HIGH OF AROUND 60 DEGREES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AS SURFACE WINDS VEER TO A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. THUS AS A RESULT OF THE WARMER TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH OVER NIGHT RECOVERIES IN THE 60 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DEMISING NEAR SUNSET. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........32 27 27 31 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............30 43 53 59 57 RH..............65 42 31 26 27 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 10 S 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 20 20 15 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 36 37 38 42 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 44 40 38 36 RH..............29 38 47 55 60 68 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 7 SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 50 48 47 42 36 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 35 44 53 59 61 RH..............74 70 52 37 31 29 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOWSER REQUESTED BY...STAN BRADBURY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100217.TERRY.01/LUB