FNUS74 KMAF 170217 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 917 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JULY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. RAINFALL COVERAGE WILL BE SPOTTY...WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING WETTING RAINS AND OTHER AREAS RECEIVING LITTLE IF ANY RAIN. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. MINIMUM RH IN THE TEENS WITH GOOD RECOVERY AT NIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........91 AT IGNITION...MAX 104. RH..................25 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR /2000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /168000-171000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............91 98 103 104 RH..............25 20 17 17 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 14000 14000 15500 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.1 12 12 11 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 74. RH..................MAX 59 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /131000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR /1000-8000 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 PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............103 96 88 83 79 76 RH..............18 23 31 39 47 53 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 12 10 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....14500 14500 500 500 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E S S S NW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 6 16 16 2 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 5 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 101. RH..................MIN 18 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /3000-50000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 80 88 95 99 101 RH..............59 47 33 25 20 18 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 12 12 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 10000 10000 15000 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E S S N TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...SARAH BROOKS FOR RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090717.PECOS.01/MAF