FNUS74 KLUB 261224 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ENTRANCE PASTURE RESEARCH PLOTS 2...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 624 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON JANUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH AT THIS TIME. THIS FRONT WILL CAUSE INITIALLY LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO VEER TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND INCREASE MODESTLY TO AROUND 8-10 MPH BY MIDDAY. THE FRONT WILL HAVE NO ADDITIONAL IMPACT...AS TEMPERATURES WILL STILL RISE TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMAL VALUES. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND GRADUALLY BACK TOWARD THE WEST OVERNIGHT AS RH RECOVERIES APPROACH 70 PERCENT TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 13 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.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........39 40 41 45 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............27 40 48 54 52 RH..............65 44 35 28 31 20 FT WIND......NW 6 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 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.......3100-4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 43 32 24 21 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 41 35 32 29 27 RH..............33 46 56 63 69 71 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 NW 3 W 4 W 5 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 65. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 14 14 15 16 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............26 27 38 53 60 63 RH..............75 67 42 23 17 15 20 FT WIND......W 5 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDLEY REQUESTED BY...DERRICK HOLDSTOCK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110126.ENTRA.02/LUB