FNUS74 KAMA 281118 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 618 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 CDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRYLINE IN THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TODAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING AT THE BURN SITE. HOWEVER...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS THE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDFS ARE FORECAST TO BE LIGHTER. MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TODAY. THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 86. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 16000-17500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 49 61 73 81 86 RH..............42 46 31 22 17 13 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 12 SW 12 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......16000-16500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 75 66 61 57 54 RH..............13 18 27 36 45 53 20 FT WIND......S 14 S 15 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 18000-19000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 51 62 72 79 83 RH..............61 61 40 28 20 16 20 FT WIND......SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 6 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...SCHNEIDER REQUESTED BY...JOHN HAWKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.BUFFA.02/AMA