FNUS74 KMAF 172333 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 633 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JULY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PUSH SOUTH INTO THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND A CHANCE OF MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS SATURDAY NIGHT. RECOVERY SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE GOOD OR BETTER...WHILE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL STILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT. RECOVERY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH..BECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /3000-30000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............86 93 98 101 RH..............36 26 20 19 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 6000 6000 7500 TRANSP WIND DIR.S E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.3 4 4 4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /3000-43000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............100 93 86 82 78 76 RH..............18 23 30 38 46 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 12 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....8500 8500 500 500 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 12 12 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD /18000-54000 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............73 78 87 93 96 98 RH..............63 51 37 28 22 20 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 13 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 2000 4500 4500 11000 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 12 12 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090718.PECOS.01/MAF