FNUS74 KAMA 301513 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO HILL...CANYON FIRE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1013 AM CDT THU SEP 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER HIGH OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL ALLOW FOR A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COOL SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS TODAY BECOMING EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTERLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AT THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 52 62 70 75 77 RH..............89 96 70 55 45 39 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 8 E 13 E 9 E 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 65 60 57 55 54 RH..............40 56 67 72 77 80 20 FT WIND......SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 SE 8 SE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 83. RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 51 63 74 80 83 RH..............86 93 62 43 34 30 20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 9 S 12 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHNEIDER REQUESTED BY...KYLE CHRISTIAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101001.BUFFA.03/AMA