FNUS74 KLUB 140447 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SPRINGER FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1147 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2330 CDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WIND ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD THOUGH A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO SHARPEN TO THE WEST OF THE AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH SOME RISK OF PUSHING THROUGH THE FIREGROUND YIELDING A WESTERLY WIND AT 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW. COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FIRE DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 25 MPH BRIEFLY BEFORE A MORE SUSTAINED WIND SPEED NEAR 10-15 MPH PERSISTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT TFS CHECK IN WITH THE NWS BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING FOR AN UPDATE TO EXPECTED FORECAST CONDITIONS OR EARLIER IF NEEDS DICTATE. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....69-75. MAX HUMIDITY........45-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 18 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-14200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 30 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM SKY (%).........28 29 33 36 38 42 46 46 40 33 33 35 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............87 83 81 78 80 88 95 101 105 104 100 89 RH..............20 26 33 41 42 32 24 19 16 15 16 21 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 11 SW 7 S 7 S 10 SW 14 SW 13 SW 10 SW 10 S 12 S 13 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 15 15 20 25 25 20 20 25 25 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 12 S 11 SW 7 S 7 S 10 SW 14 SW 13 SW 10 SW 10 S 12 S 13 SE 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..25 25 15 15 20 25 25 20 20 25 25 25 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 TO 6 OR OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 20 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........19 17 19 22 22 21 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 71 82 91 98 98 RH..............57 61 45 33 25 23 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 6 N 6 N 7 NE 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 5 N 6 N 6 N 7 NE 6 E 6 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 10 15 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...JURECKA REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110613.SPRIN.01/LUB