FNUS74 KLUB 242345 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE PASTURE RESEARCH PLOTS...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 545 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON JANUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE TO REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH ALTHOUGH WIND DIRECTION WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE ROLLING PLAINS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 PCT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL LATE IN THE NIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........66 73 82 90 77 61 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP............48 42 37 34 32 30 RH..............37 49 63 77 85 87 20 FT WIND......N 11 N 10 N 8 N 6 N 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 52. RH..................77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........48 43 36 31 30 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............29 29 36 45 49 51 RH..............88 84 62 42 33 29 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 4 W 4 W 4 W 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JURECKA REQUESTED BY...DERRICK HOLDSTOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110125.ENTRA.01/LUB