FNUS74 KLUB 062259
FWSLUB

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAPROCK CANYON SP EASTER WILDFIRE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
559 PM CDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1732 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH AT THE TWENTY-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO
AROUND 15 MPH BY 10 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND SHOULD RISE
TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT BEFORE 10 PM.

ONLY MODEST HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH LOWER 30S
IN STORE...HOWEVER A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE BURN SITE BY
LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING PREVENTING AFTERNOON RH VALUES FROM REACHING
CRITICAL LEVELS.

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO PICK UP BY 9 AM WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY TURN DUE NORTH
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND REMAIN GUSTY UNTIL SUNSET.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE RESOLUTION OF THE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION
FORECASTS WILL NOT FULLY REPRESENT TERRAIN WHERE THERE ARE ABRUPT
ELEVATION CHANGES...SUCH AS NEAR CANYONS/ETC WHERE THERE MAY BE
SIGNIFICANT LOCAL WIND CHANNELING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING
                    DUST EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 12 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........16     6      7      7      7      6
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....BLDUST NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............82     74     62     56     50     46
RH..............11     13     18     22     26     28
20 FT WIND......W 18   NW 16  NW 14  NW 12  NW 10  W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.40     35     30     25     25     20
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 18   NW 16  NW 14  NW 12  NW 10  W 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..40     35     30     25     25     20

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22
                    TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........5      6      9      12     18     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     41     46     53     58     61
RH..............30     33     29     26     23     22
20 FT WIND......W 9    NW 12  NW 17  NW 18  NW 18  NW 19
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     35     40     40     40
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 9    NW 12  NW 17  NW 18  NW 18  NW 19
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     25     35     40     40     40

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FORECASTER...ZIEBELL
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100406.CAPRO.02/LUB