FNUS74 KMAF 300111 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 811 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JULY 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN SITE LATE IN THE DAY THURSDAY... INCREASING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. NORTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST BY EARLY EVENING THURSDAY AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY WITH INCREASING RH/S. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /10000-44000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............77 84 90 95 96 RH..............64 50 41 33 31 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2500 4500 11000 11000 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.4 4 7 4 4 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 19 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT /55000-104000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO GOOD /40000 KNOT-FT/ TOWARD MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............95 90 85 81 78 76 RH..............32 41 52 60 66 71 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N 20 FT WIND SPD..19 19 18 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....11000 6000 4000 3000 3000 2500 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 26 27 27 16 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT /38000-80000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 75 79 84 86 89 RH..............74 68 57 48 45 43 20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2500 1500 5000 5000 6000 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 25 16 16 12 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CICCONE REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090729.PECOS.01/MAF