FNUS74 KLUB 131541
FWSLUB

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HONEY FLATS...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
941 AM CST THU JAN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SLIGHTLY BREEZY...WITH
SOME BRIEF GUST AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AS VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES ACROSS THE PANHANDLES.
ONLY A SLIGHT DRYING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE FORECAST AS THE LOW CLOUDS
TO THE SOUTHEAST PUSH NORTHEASTWARD AND TEMPERATURE FINALLY INCREASE TO
ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING...THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1100-2900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9
                    TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........10     10     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     44     46
RH..............37     33     32
20 FT WIND......SW 10  S 10   S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3

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FORECASTER...MEADOWS
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110113.HONEY.01/LUB