FNUS74 KAMA 071412 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO LAKE RX...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 912 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE BRUN SITE THIS MORNING...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH. WIND SPEEDS ARE CURRENTLY AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AND SHOULD INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BEFORE NOON. WINDS WILL ALSO VEER MORE TO THE NORTHEAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 TO 15 KTS BY EARLY EVENING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO EAST...HIGHER LEVELS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 TO 25 PERCENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 27 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTH 25 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 26 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 21 TO 24 MPH. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 56 62 66 67 RH..............65 49 32 24 21 20 FT WIND......N 22 N 24 NE 22 NE 18 NE 16 20 FT WIND GUST.35 40 35 25 25 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000-2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 22 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............66 60 55 52 49 47 RH..............23 28 35 41 46 49 20 FT WIND......E 14 E 14 E 14 E 13 E 10 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 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............46 46 56 64 70 73 RH..............53 53 38 38 36 37 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 7 SE 9 S 10 S 12 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...KRAUSE REQUESTED BY...JEREMIAH PHILLIPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120407.BUFFA.01/AMA