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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE WMU RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
915 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.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 19000-20000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     67     78     85     87
RH..............54     30     19     14     11
20 FT WIND......SW 14  SW 14  W 10   W 12   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     15     15     15
CHC OF PCPN (%).0      0      10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......18500-19000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 14 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     73     62     56     51     48
RH..............11     16     26     37     50     58
20 FT WIND......W 9    W 7    NW 5   NW 5   W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10                   10     10
CHC OF PCPN (%).10     10     10     10     10     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.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

$$
FORECASTER...K SCOTTEN
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HAWKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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