FNUS74 KLUB 180417
FWSLUB

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RUSSELVILLE UNIT...GLOBAL FRONTLINE SOLUTIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1017 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2215 CST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE AREA AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING
WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 8 TO 12 MPH. AFTER A SLIGHT LULL NEAR
SUNRISE...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NORTHERLY AT 12 TO 15 MPH BY MID MORNING
WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE...THEN GRADUALLY TURN NORTH-NORTHEAST
LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS DIMINISHING SLOWLY TO 8 TO 10 MPH.
A LIGHT EAST WIND IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH BECOMING EAST WINDS
                    6 TO 8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33  34  35  36  38  39  40  40  39  38  37  37
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............43  43  43  46  51  56  61  64  66  68  68  67
RH..............63  62  59  53  44  37  31  28  26  23  22  22
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   NE  NE  NE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..10   8   7  13  15  13  10   9   8   7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10  16  14  12  10  10  10  10  10  10
HAINES INDEX....2   2   3   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   3

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FORECASTER...MCQUEEN
REQUESTED BY...BILLY YOUNG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.RUSSE.01/LUB