FNUS74 KMAF 211433 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR HELEN 2...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 833 AM CST THU JAN 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR TODAY...AS THE 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NEAR 20 MPH. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20S. TONIGHT...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR. HOWEVER...EXPECT SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS NEAR SUNRISE. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING...THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 35 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S TO UPPER TEENS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...RESULTING IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-13000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /99000-126000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 48 55 59 60 RH..............56 43 33 26 24 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 18 21 20 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 25 27 25 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 1000 4500 4500 6000 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.11 13 22 22 21 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /80000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 48 42 42 40 38 RH..............28 36 45 48 55 58 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SSW SSW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 11 10 12 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 23 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 5000 < 100 < 100 < 100 < 100 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 8 13 13 16 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 32 TO 42 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-14000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /273000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 37 49 59 65 65 RH..............60 63 42 29 22 18 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..23 23 34 38 39 42 20 FT WIND GUST.25 35 40 50 53 57 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 < 100 500 3500 3500 6500 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SSW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 27 41 41 42 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...JASON WRINKLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100121.HELEN.01/MAF