FNUS74 KLUB 152031 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LAMB CO WILDFIRE...TX DPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 231 PM CST WED DEC 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1416 CST ON DECEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND SHIFT EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT...WEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY... .DISCUSSION... ...WIND SPEEDS HAVE SHOWN A MINOR DOWNWARD TREND DURING THE LAST HOUR AT BOTH MULESHOE AND DIMMITT....GENERALLY FROM SUSTAINED SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH TO 25 TO 30 MPH. THUS THE PEAK WINDS HAVE LIKELY PASSED...HOWEVER GUSTS OVER 35 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS BEGIN A TRUE DIMINISHING TREND BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE RH VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PERCENT...AND RH WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER 6 PM THROUGH THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGES THROUGH LATE EVENING. BY AROUND 10 PM WINDS WILL BEGIN TO VEER TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING AN ABRUPT NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT AROUND MIDNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY IMPROVING RH/S INTO THE 50-60 PERCENT RANGES. HOWEVER POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY...SUSTAINED 10-15 MPH. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........8 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 TO 41 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 50 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....BLDUST BLDUST TEMP............71 72 RH..............8 9 20 FT WIND......W 22 W 18 20 FT WIND GUST.45 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 22 W 18 EYE LEVEL WIND..45 40 HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 48 47 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 52 45 40 37 34 RH..............12 24 39 54 54 58 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 10 W 10 N 6 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 10 W 10 W 10 N 6 N 6 N 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 20 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LINDLEY REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN O NEAL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101215.LAMBC.01/LUB