FNUS74 KMAF 310013 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 713 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON JULY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING AS AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION MOVES SOUTHEAST OUT OF NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY AND BECOME SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE DAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. MIN RH IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 30 PERCENT LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AGAIN WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT /40000-81000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR /2000-28000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 84 89 93 94 92 85 82 78 75 73 RH..............64 51 41 35 33 35 46 55 62 70 74 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE SE SE SE SE VRB VRB VRB VRB 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 7 12 12 6 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 5000 7500 9500 9500 9000 2000 2000 500 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E S S S S SW SW SW SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 6 6 6 9 14 14 8 4 4 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /2000-45000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 75 82 90 95 99 RH..............75 67 50 37 29 26 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 4 4 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 10000 10000 15000 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW W W NE TRANSP WIND SPD.4 4 8 2 2 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CICCONE REQUESTED BY...RICH GRAY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090731.PECOS.01/MAF