FNUS74 KLUB 281308 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MATADOR FIRE...MATADOR FIRE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 708 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0651 CST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY NORTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS NEAR 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL DECLINE TO AROUND 10 MPH LATER THIS MORNING/EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLY COOLER WITH LOWER 60S ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. LATE THIS AFTERNOON...20-FOOT WINDS WILL VEER TO THE EAST AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHEAST BY TONIGHT. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER 70S AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO JUST BELOW 15 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 31 18 9 11 13 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 38 46 54 58 60 RH..............53 53 39 26 21 18 20 FT WIND......N 11 N 11 N 10 N 8 NE 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 11 N 11 N 10 N 8 NE 5 E 4 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 20 15 10 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........14 12 8 6 8 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 51 46 43 41 39 RH..............18 24 30 36 42 46 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 20 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 5 S 5 S 6 S 8 S 9 SW 9 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 15 20 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........11 13 16 18 25 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 40 51 63 69 72 RH..............50 46 32 19 14 12 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 10 SW 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 30 30 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 9 SW 10 SW 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 20 25 30 30 25 $$ FORECASTER...BOWSER REQUESTED BY...LEE JONES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110228.MATAD.01/LUB