FNUS74 KAMA 290142 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE WMU RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 842 PM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE 80S. WITH THESE WARM TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES THURSDAY AND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH BOTH DAYS...PRECLUDING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500-15000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 44 57 69 78 83 RH..............70 73 49 34 25 20 20 FT WIND......W 7 NW 8 NW 9 N 8 N 8 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 5 5 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......13000-14000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 71 62 58 54 51 RH..............19 26 36 44 49 53 20 FT WIND......E 7 SE 6 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 6 6 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 17000-18000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 48 62 74 84 89 RH..............57 57 36 24 17 13 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 13 SW 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 20 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...K SCOTTEN REQUESTED BY...JOHN HAWKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.BUFFA.01/AMA