FNUS74 KLUB 162032 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LEHMAN WILDFIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 232 PM CST WED FEB 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1417 CST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 5 PM WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH... RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DECREASE BY 5 PM OR SHORTLY AFTER...AND WILL IMPROVE TO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE BY SUNSET. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER... AND WILL POOR RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8100-8700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........5 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............82 84 RH..............10 9 20 FT WIND......SW 23 SW 20 20 FT WIND GUST.36 27 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 20 SW 13 EYE LEVEL WIND..23 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING... BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 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.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........17 17 16 16 20 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 66 59 55 51 48 RH..............11 16 23 30 33 35 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 10 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 W 7 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 15 15 15 15 15 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDLEY REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN MUSGRAVES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110216.LEHMA.01/LUB