FNUS74 KAMA 111500 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLELLAN PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1000 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... GENERALLY WEST WINDS AT AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH EXPECTED TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND WILL CAUSE THE WINDS TO TURN TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 7 TO 12 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 5 AM TUESDAY TO 13 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH POSSIBLE. NO RAIN OR SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000-8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 61 63 RH..............28 21 20 20 FT WIND......W 10 W 9 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 53 47 43 39 37 RH..............20 29 39 48 59 63 20 FT WIND......SW 6 S 5 SE 7 E 7 E 7 E 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH. 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............35 34 40 48 53 56 RH..............68 73 61 48 40 34 20 FT WIND......NE 13 NE 15 NE 17 NE 17 NE 16 NE 14 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 25 20 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...ANDRADE REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW LAMB TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130311.MCCLE.01/AMA