FNUS74 KLUB 051203 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAPROCK CANYON SP EASTER WILDFIRE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 703 AM CDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0615 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... MOIST AND MILD CONDITIONS ON MODEST SOUTHWEST 20 FT WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DRYLINE. HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR 90 DEGREES WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY TONIGHT. THE HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. THIS WEATHER WILL SUPPORT THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. AFTER THE BRIEF IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY...AND A FIRE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TODAY...BACKING TO THE SOUTH BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL VEER BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY BY MIDDAY. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO IMPROVE TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........25 30 28 23 21 19 16 15 14 14 14 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............61 59 61 64 68 73 78 82 85 87 89 89 RH..............57 66 66 62 53 43 34 27 21 17 14 12 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 11 11 11 12 14 14 15 17 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 35 35 40 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 11 11 11 12 14 14 15 17 18 18 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 35 35 40 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 30 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........13 14 16 19 22 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............88 83 74 69 65 62 RH..............10 10 18 32 47 58 20 FT WIND......S 18 S 16 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.40 35 25 30 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 18 S 16 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..40 35 25 30 30 30 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........35 28 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 64 76 RH..............67 38 15 20 FT WIND......SW 12G25 SW 12G25 SW 15G35 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 12G25 SW 12G25 SW 15G35 $$ FORECASTER...SKWIRA/CONDER REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100405.CAPRO.01/LUB