FNUS74 KAMA 240028 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR PLUM CREEK...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 628 PM CST WED FEB 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1807 CST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT AROUND 10 MPH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL VEER TO THE NORTH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN AT 10 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH 9 PM CST AND CLIMB ABOVE 20 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ONCE THIS FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. COOLER AIR OVER THE CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 20 PERCENT DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 52 47 42 39 36 RH..............12 21 30 41 48 59 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NE 2 E 5 NE 7 NE 6 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 34 42 48 52 53 RH..............66 69 53 42 35 32 20 FT WIND......N 3 N 8 NW 10 NW 9 NW 10 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 10 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...KRAUSE REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN FISHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110223.PLUMC.01/AMA