FNUS74 KAMA 251335 FWSAMA SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCLELLAN PILES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 835 AM CDT MON MAR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BURN SITE WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTH AND EAST AWAY FROM THE BURN SITE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR THE NORTHERLY WINDS TO VEER AROUND TO THE SOUTH. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AT THE BURN SITE AS THE 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT THE BURN SITE TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 70 PERCENT BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 42. RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............34 39 42 RH..............38 30 26 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 12 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 36 31 28 26 24 RH..............27 35 45 55 60 65 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 9 NE 6 E 5 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 23 33 44 51 55 RH..............68 68 45 29 23 20 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 8 S 13 S 16 S 18 S 20 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 25 25 30 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...SCHNEIDER REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW LAMB TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130325.MCCLE.01/AMA