FNUS74 KLUB 251344 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR COPPER BREAKS FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SVC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 844 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0824 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST AND BECOME BREEZY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. HOWEVER...BY THE AFTERNOON THE WINDS WILL DECREASE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND SEASONAL AVERAGES TODAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........41 41 40 39 37 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 69 76 81 84 RH..............46 42 36 31 28 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 10 NE 10 NE 8 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 15 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 7 N 10 NE 10 NE 8 NE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 20 20 15 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........35 34 33 32 31 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............83 76 70 67 65 63 RH..............27 34 42 48 52 58 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...VITALE REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMILTON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110925.COPPE.02/LUB