FNUS74 KLUB 072015 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAPROCK CANYON SP RX FIRE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 315 PM CDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE CURRENTLY BREEZY/GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN 6 PM - 9PM THIS EVENING...WITH SPEEDS DECREASING INTO THE 6 TO 7 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL FURTHER BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TOWARD MORNING...AS TEMPERATURES DECREASE TO NEAR FREEZING AND AS MODEST TO POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OCCUR. THURSDAY WILL BRING LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS /LOCALLY INFLUENCED BY TOPOGRAPHY/ WITH CONTINUED DRY RH VALUES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......8600-9600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 29 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 27 16 5 2 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 55 48 44 41 39 RH..............21 22 28 32 37 41 20 FT WIND......N 14 N 10 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 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.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........2 2 1 1 1 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 38 46 56 62 67 RH..............46 44 33 22 17 15 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 4 W 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 HAINES INDEX....5 4 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LINDLEY REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.CAPRO.01/LUB