FNUS74 KAMA 262357 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO PALO DURO TOBE SMITH FLAT RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY/USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 557 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY AND NEAR OR BELOW 10 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. BY 6 AM WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO WESTERLY...BUT GENERALLY REMAIN NEAR 10 MPH. FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS COULD APPROACH 15 MPH. BY 6 PM TOMORROW...WINDS SHOULD SHIFT BACK TO NORTHWESTERLY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD RECOVER QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET...WITH VALUES AS HIGH AS 30 PERCENT BY TOMORROW EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 40 36 34 32 31 29 28 26 25 24 24 RH..............35 42 50 54 56 58 63 66 68 71 74 71 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............23 22 23 30 39 48 55 61 65 67 66 63 RH..............74 77 74 55 39 29 22 17 14 13 13 13 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 10 12 10 10 9 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SJOHNSON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HARPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110126.RANCH.02/AMA