FNUS74 KLUB 051724 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAPROCK CANYON SP EASTER WILDFIRE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1224 PM CDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1202 CDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... NOTES TO USER...THIS LOCATION DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS REQUEST FOR THE SAME INCIDENT THIS MORNING. THIS REQUEST/S LAT/LON PLOTS JUST EAST OF SETH WARD/ PLAINVIEW. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT THE REQUESTING OFFICIAL VIA THE LAND LINE NUMBER PROVIDED. INFORMATION ABOUT THE WILDFIRE INCIDENT /REASON FOR REQUEST/ WOULD BE USEFUL. YOU MAY CONTACT US AT 806-745-4926. OTHERWISE...THE FORECAST IS VITUALLY UNCHANGED FROM THIS MORNING/S REQUESTED FORECAST /OTHER THAN MINOR CHANGES DUE TO LOCATION DIFFERENCES/. THE EROSION OF MORNING MOISTURE/EASTWARD DRYLINE MOVEMENT WILL RESULT IN THE ONSET OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE NEXT 2-4 HOURS. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED WITH 20 FT LEVEL WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS. A RETREATING DRYLINE WILL RESULT IN INCREASED MOISTURE THIS EVENING/TONIGHT AND A RETURN OF SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS. HOWEVER BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND DRY/WARM CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY RETURN TUESDAY...WITH PERHAPS THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AND STRONGEST WINDS OF THE WEEK EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500-10700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 37 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 13 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 83 86 RH..............55 25 13 20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 16 SW 18 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 14 SW 16 SW 18 EYE LEVEL WIND..30 35 40 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8800-10100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 33 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........12 12 15 19 21 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 80 70 65 61 57 RH..............9 10 17 30 43 54 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 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-11100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 37 MPH. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 24 18 18 24 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE BLDUST BLDUST TEMP............54 53 60 68 73 77 RH..............63 60 38 22 16 12 20 FT WIND......SW 12 SW 11 W 14 W 15 W 18 W 19 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 35 40 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 12 SW 11 W 14 W 15 W 18 W 19 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 25 35 40 40 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDLEY REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100405.CAPRO.02/LUB