FNUS74 KAMA 192218 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR SANFORD...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 518 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1701 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH SUNSET AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM CDT SHIFTING THE WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY WITH WIND SPEED 10 TO 15 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER QUICKLY WITH SUNSET AS WELL..GETTING AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 PERCENT LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM TOMORROW MORNING AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUE TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 15 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 81 76 70 66 64 62 60 58 57 55 54 RH..............16 16 19 24 29 34 39 47 49 51 53 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 13 12 9 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 20 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12500-14000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 22 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 53 57 61 65 70 73 75 78 80 81 81 RH..............54 54 47 42 37 29 23 20 17 15 14 14 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 3 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...JOHNSON REQUESTED BY...BRUCE FIELDS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110519.SANFO.01/AMA