FNUS74 KLUB 252223 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE PASTURE PBG RESEARCH PLOTS...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 423 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH TOMORROW MORNING... BRINGING WITH IT A SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE. BEFORE THE BURN START TIME...WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AND THEN SWING TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE IN SPEED SHORTLY AFTER THE BURN START TIME. RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO WAIT FOR THE WIND DIRECTION TO CHANGE TO THE NORTH AND START TO INCREASE IN SPEED TO ENSURE NO CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE BURN START TIME. COLD FRONT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 50S WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES FROM 25-30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN START TO WARM UP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND WE WILL START TO SEE MINIMUM RH VALUES FALL INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........37 40 41 41 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 39 47 52 50 RH..............60 40 32 27 29 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 6 NW 6 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 38 35 32 28 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 40 35 32 29 27 RH..............33 46 57 68 73 78 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 5 N 5 NW 4 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6500-8000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 17 17 17 17 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............25 27 38 52 59 62 RH..............81 73 45 26 19 17 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 15 HAINES INDEX....3 2 2 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...JORDAN REQUESTED BY...DERRICK HOLDSTOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110126.ENTRA.01/LUB