FNUS74 KLUB 071122 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SWENSON FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 622 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0609 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 MPH OR GREATER AT 20 FT... RELATIVE HUMIDITY 15 PERCENT OR LESS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER INCLUDING ONGOING WILDFIRE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FRIDAY... SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY... ...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRTICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .DISCUSSION... LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME VARIABLE AFTER SUNRISE...THEN INCREASE IN SPEED AS THEY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST BY MIDDAY. WINDS WILL PEAK AT SUSTAINED 20 FT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15-25 MPH DURING THE 1-5 PM TIMEFRAME THIS AFTERNOON...AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S AND RH MINIMA FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING...AND WILL GENERALLY REMAIN WESTERLY THROUGH THE NIGHT. POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RE-DEVELOP FRIDAY...BUT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BE MODESTLY WEAKER...GENERALLY IN THE 10-20 MPH RANGE AT THE 20 FT LEVEL. THE SEVERITY OF FIRE WEATHER WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS...MOSTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26 TO 30 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........64 62 58 29 18 16 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............63 63 71 82 89 93 RH..............39 41 32 22 15 11 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 2 NW 2 W 6 W 12 SW 17 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 25 35 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 NW 2 NW 2 W 6 W 12 SW 17 EYE LEVEL WIND..5 5 10 25 35 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......12300-14000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........14 13 12 10 14 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............93 87 77 72 67 64 RH..............9 11 16 22 27 30 20 FT WIND......SW 18 SW 14 SW 6 W 5 W 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.40 30 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 18 SW 14 SW 6 W 5 W 5 SW 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..40 30 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600-12500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........47 49 42 36 29 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 61 69 80 87 92 RH..............32 28 20 14 11 9 20 FT WIND......SW 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 SW 8 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 15 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 SW 8 SW 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 15 20 $$ FORECASTER...LINDLEY REQUESTED BY...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110407.SWENS.01/LUB