000 FNUS54 KLUB 151057 FWFLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 557 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 .DISCUSSION... FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY...HOWEVER AREAS ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS MAY SEE ELEVATED CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS. A DRYLINE WILL SET UP ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY BRINGING MUCH DRIER AIR TO AREAS ON THE CAPROCK. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOWER SO CRITICAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET. ADDITIONALLY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TXZ021-022-027-028-160015- PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY-LAMB- 557 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-2) 45 (-1) 69 RH % (24H TREND) 19 (+1) 77 (+18) 12 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 12 G21 SW 8 G16 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 17 G28 S 15 G28 SW 14 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 13246 14893 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 27 S 29 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-160015- HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- 557 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 77 (-4) 53 (+5) 72 RH % (24H TREND) 31 (+15) 83 (+17) 49 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 14 G23 SE 11 G19 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 17 G26 SE 14 G26 SE 16 G25 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8417 13025 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 23 S 19 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ TXZ037-038-043-044-160015- DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- 557 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (-2) 54 (+3) 75 RH % (24H TREND) 32 (+18) 84 (+23) 43 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 13 G21 SE 11 G18 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 17 G25 SE 14 G25 SE 15 G25 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8129 12734 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 21 S 14 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ TXZ035-036-041-042-160015- LUBBOCK-CROSBY-LYNN-GARZA- 557 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (0) 51 (+2) 74 RH % (24H TREND) 27 (+12) 81 (+21) 19 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 14 S 10 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 15 SE 12 G21 S 14 G25 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10497 13869 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 19 S 21 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ TXZ023-024-029-030-160015- SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD- 557 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 75 (-4) 49 (+2) 71 RH % (24H TREND) 30 (+14) 83 (+21) 20 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 15 G25 S 11 G18 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 17 G26 SE 15 G26 S 15 G25 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 10686 15032 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) S 23 S 25 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 3 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ TXZ033-034-039-040-160015- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-YOAKUM-TERRY- 557 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (0) 49 (+1) 73 RH % (24H TREND) 17 (0) 79 (+20) 10 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) S 12 G20 SW 9 G18 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) S 16 G26 S 12 G26 SW 14 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 12151 14303 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) SW 23 SW 28 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 2 3 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$