FNUS74 KLUB 162153 AAA
FWSLUB

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTHOCKLEYCOUNTY...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
353 PM CST MON JAN 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 CST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WIND SPEEDS HAVE LIKELY MAXED OUT ACROSS THE CURRENTLY WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 55 MPH FROM
THE WEST SOUTHWEST. SPEEDS WILL STAY UP THROUGH 6PM WITH A
GRADUAL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH 8 PM.  RH VALUES
WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 50 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT AND 80 PERCENT
BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.  THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ISOLATED
ELEVATED SHOWERS WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
THROUGH 8 PM AS WELL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING
                    DUST EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 31 TO 39 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........32  29  24  18  12  7   4   4   4   5   5   5
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....BDT BDT
TEMP............64  58  53  49  47  45  43  42  40  39  38  37
RH..............33  41  50  58  63  68  73  75  79  79  79  79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16  14  13  11  10  10  10  9   8   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.35  30  30  25  25  20  20  20  15  15  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.16  14  13  11  10  10  10  9   8   7   6   5
EYE LVL WND GST.35  30  30  25  25  20  20  20  15  15  10  10
HAINES INDEX....2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

$$
FORECASTER...JORDAN
REQUESTED BY...COLLEEN O NEAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120116.WESTH.01/LUB