FNUS74 KAMA 041309 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLELLAN NORTH...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 809 AM CDT THU NOV 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0759 CDT ON NOVEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FIRE SITE AND COOL SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING DOWN FROM THE NORTH WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE FIRE SITE TODAY. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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 3500-5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 35 47 56 60 58 RH..............72 59 32 21 18 20 20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 10 N 15 N 16 N 16 N 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 20 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 48 43 37 33 31 RH..............23 29 35 44 49 53 20 FT WIND......N 9 N 6 NE 5 E 3 E 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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 2000-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 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............30 28 40 55 65 68 RH..............55 63 41 24 17 16 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 5 SE 6 S 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...SCHNEIDER REQUESTED BY...BRYAN HAJNY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101104.MCCLE.01/AMA