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SPOT FORECAST FOR AMA PREPO...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE, CANYON OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1028 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0952 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON
AND FURTHER INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH BY 2
TO 3 PM. WINDS WILL ALSO SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...SHIFTING WINDS TO
THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT SLIGHTLY BUT IT WILL REMAIN
BREEZY WITH WIND SPEEDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND
10 PERCENT WILL DROP TO AROUND 5 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO AROUND 50 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 36 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 17500-19000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 21 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......17000-18000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500-4000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6000-7500
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    9500-11000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING
                    TO 9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 39 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

$$
FORECASTER...KRAUSE
REQUESTED BY...PJ PEARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110524.AMAPR.01/AMA