FNUS74 KMAF 080628 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR FELIX CANYON...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 128 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0009 MDT ON JULY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... UPPER RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE AREA TODAY AND THURSDAY THIS WILL RESULT IN WARMING TEMPERATURES AND SUPPRESSION OF MOST CLOUD COVER AND HINDER STORM DEVELOPMENT. STILL COULD BE A FEW AFTERNOON STORMS DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS WHICH COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WIND. SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL RESULT IN WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE AREA BUT LACK OF PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS DOWN ALLOWING TERRAIN TO INFLUENCE WIND DIRECTION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....9 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /0-48000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 69 79 88 91 97 RH..............54 46 32 23 21 17 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 5 4 4 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 < 100 5000 13500 13500 16000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW W W S TRANSP WIND SPD.11 11 9 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /105000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR /0-4000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............95 89 81 75 74 69 RH..............16 19 25 31 39 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....15000 15000 500 < 100 < 100 < 100 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 9 9 10 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /144000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 72 81 90 92 98 RH..............40 34 24 17 15 12 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 11 12 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 < 100 7000 14500 14500 16000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.11 11 12 9 9 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CAIN REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090708.FELIX.02/MAF