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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
323 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.DISCUSSION...
EXCELLENT RECOVERIES IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT...RANGING FROM 65 TO 95 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE 70S...ALBEIT STILL BELOW NORMAL BUT WILL CAUSE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO AT OR AROUND 18 PERCENT ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE BY PEAK HEATING. WITH 20-FOOT SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 13 MPH...FIRE WEATHER WEATHER CONCERNS
WILL BE LOW/NIL GIVEN THIS SPEED IS BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL COOL DOWN TO 10-12 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL THANKS TO A MODERATELY STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL BRING
THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 20-FOOT NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT.
HOWEVER...FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL ONCE AGAIN BE LOW/NIL GIVEN
COOLER CONDITIONS AND CHANCES FOR RAINFALL.
TXZ021-022-027-028-171030-
PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY-LAMB-
323 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
TEMP (24H TREND)      35 (-8)      71 (+17)     43           61           
RH % (24H TREND)      91 (+32)     26 (-18)     89           50           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                W  6                      W  8 G18     
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SW  5        SW  9        SW  6        N 16         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 9956                      5641         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 14                     N 17         
HAINES INDEX (HIGH)   2            2            2            3            
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
$$
TXZ023-024-029-030-171030-
SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD-
323 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
TEMP (24H TREND)      36 (-9)      71 (+16)     44           62           
RH % (24H TREND)      83 (+15)     29 (-12)     96           53           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  6                     W  9         
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   LGT/VAR      SW  8        S  9 G18     N 16 G25     
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 10159                     6439         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 12                     N 18         
HAINES INDEX (HIGH)   2            2            2            3            
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
$$
TXZ025-026-031-032-171030-
HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-
323 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           30           
TEMP (24H TREND)      37 (-11)     72 (+12)     47           65           
RH % (24H TREND)      71 (+6)      29 (-7)      95           62           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  5                     S  7         
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   LGT/VAR      SW  5        S 10 G18     N 14 G25     
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 10179                     9486         
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                W 10                      N 18         
HAINES INDEX (HIGH)   2            2            2            2            
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
$$
TXZ033-034-039-040-171030-
COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-YOAKUM-TERRY-
323 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
TEMP (24H TREND)      37 (-9)      75 (+18)     47           67           
RH % (24H TREND)      89 (+24)     30 (-11)     92           44           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  5                     W  7         
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   LGT/VAR      SW 11        S  7         N 13         
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 8630                      11455        
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 13                     NW  9        
HAINES INDEX (HIGH)   2            2            2            4            
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$
TXZ035-036-041-042-171030-
LUBBOCK-CROSBY-LYNN-GARZA-
323 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
TEMP (24H TREND)      39 (-9)      72 (+14)     48           69           
RH % (24H TREND)      83 (+15)     33 (-6)      90           52           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  6                     SW  9        
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   SE  5        S 10         S 10         N 12 G25     
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 8559                      10620        
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW 10                     NW 11        
HAINES INDEX (HIGH)   3            2            2            3            
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$
TXZ037-038-043-044-171030-
DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL-
323 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
TEMP (24H TREND)      41 (-9)      72 (+12)     49           69           
RH % (24H TREND)      80 (+1)      34 (-3)      95           58           
20FTWND-VAL/AM(MPH)                SW  5                     S  7         
20FTWND-RDG/PM(MPH)   LGT/VAR      S  8         S  9         NW 12 G26    
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 9137                      10415        
TRANSPORT WND (KTS)                SW  9                     NW  9        
HAINES INDEX (HIGH)   3            2            2            2            
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
$$