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FNUS74 KAMA 071553
FWSAMA

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDSTONE RX BURN...BORGER IRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1053 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 CDT ON APRIL 07. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 9 AM ON TUESDAY WILL BE AROUND 12 MPH FROM THE 
NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH BY NOON. ELEVATED 
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE BURN SITE STARING AROUND
2 PM AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS TO 20 PERCENT AND BELOW. THE 
WINDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY EVENING AND WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
BY 9 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING 
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING 
                    CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. 
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
                    35 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE 
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500-13000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 29 TO 37 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH 
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 
                    7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   
SKY (%).........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....                                          
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
TEMP............62     54     46     41     38     35     
RH..............21     29     42     52     60     70     
20 FT WIND......N 23   N 18   N 9    NW 7   NW 6   W 7    
20 FT WIND GUST.35     25     10     10     10     10     
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3      

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. 
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9500 FT AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 22 TO 
                    31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....                                          
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   
TEMP............33     34     48     60     69     74     
RH..............75     73     44     27     20     16     
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 9    NW 13  NW 15  NW 15  N 14   
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     20     25     25     20     
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3      

$$
FORECASTER...GOEHRING
REQUESTED BY...CHIEF WATSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20140407.SANDS.01/AMA