000 FNUS54 KLUB 232130 FWFLUB FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AREA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 .DISCUSSION... VERY DRY AND WARM AIR WAS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RH VALUES HAVING DROPPED TO AROUND 10 PERCENT AT MOST LOCATIONS. THIS...COMBINED WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAS RESULTED IN ELEVATED TO BRIEFLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS PLOWING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WILL RUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVED HUMIDITIES IN ITS WAKE. TUESDAY WILL BRING BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS EARLY...THOUGH THEY WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CLIMB TO AROUND AVERAGE...VERY DRY AIR WILL AGAIN ALLOW RH VALUES TO DIP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. TXZ021-022-027-028-241015- PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY-LAMB- 330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 23 (-5) 55 (-10) 19 58 RH % (24H TREND) 74 (+10) 15 (+4) 72 20 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 G16 W 7 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 17 G33 NW 8 G17 LGT/VAR NW 6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6475 5696 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) NW 9 W 7 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 2 3 5 5 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ TXZ023-024-029-030-241015- SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD- 330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 26 (-3) 57 (-13) 19 62 RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-16) 14 (+4) 64 18 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) N 10 G19 W 8 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 18 G32 N 10 G20 LGT/VAR NW 7 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7341 7358 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 15 W 8 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 2 3 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-241015- HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- 330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (-2) 61 (-13) 24 65 RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-37) 16 (+5) 51 16 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 11 G19 W 7 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 20 G32 N 12 G21 LGT/VAR NW 6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7400 7429 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 19 W 8 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 2 3 4 4 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ TXZ033-034-039-040-241015- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-YOAKUM-TERRY- 330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 25 (-5) 57 (-13) 21 62 RH % (24H TREND) 68 (+17) 14 (+6) 62 16 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 6 SW 7 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 18 G30 NW 6 LGT/VAR S 7 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6614 5926 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 9 SW 9 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 3 3 5 5 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ TXZ035-036-041-042-241015- LUBBOCK-CROSBY-LYNN-GARZA- 330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 28 (-5) 58 (-15) 22 65 RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-10) 13 (+4) 54 14 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 G16 W 7 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 18 G30 N 8 G17 LGT/VAR SW 6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7314 6847 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 14 W 9 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 3 3 5 5 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ TXZ037-038-043-044-241015- DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- 330 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+1) 62 (-13) 22 66 RH % (24H TREND) 54 (-33) 14 (0) 55 14 20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH) NW 8 G17 W 7 20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH) N 20 G30 N 10 G19 NW 5 SW 5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7328 7360 TRANSPORT WND (KTS) N 17 W 9 HAINES INDEX (HIGH) 2 3 5 5 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$