FNUS74 KLUB 061339 FWSLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BULL AND HORSE RX FIRE...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 739 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRANSLATE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY...AS A SFC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF THE REGION PROMOTES BREEZY SOUTHERLY 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15-20 MPH. THUS...TEMPS WILL WARM TO A FEW DEGREES SHY OF SEASONAL NORMS AND AS SUCH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 15-20 PERCENT. HOWEVER...RELATIVELY COOL TEMPS WILL AID TO MITIGATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WILDLAND FIRES. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECLINE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...AND HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER INTO THE 35-60 PERCENT RANGE. TOMORROW...TEMPS WILL WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S /SOME 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORM/ AND THUS...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 15-20 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST HUMIDITIES MORE SO ON THE CAPROCK. HOWEVER...20-FOOT SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS /10-15 MPH/ WHICH WILL SUGGEST LOW FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........49 57 65 67 65 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............31 36 46 53 57 56 RH..............49 39 27 21 18 19 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 8 S 9 S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 53 40 30 27 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 49 45 42 39 37 RH..............20 26 33 38 44 49 20 FT WIND......S 10 SE 8 SE 6 S 6 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH TO OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........22 23 24 26 27 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 40 51 63 69 71 RH..............54 50 34 24 21 20 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 7 S 10 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 20 20 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BOWSER REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW POOLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130306.BULLA.02/LUB