FNUS74 KMAF 271737 FWSMAF FNUS74 KMAF 271725 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR 101 RANCH - SACATONE...TNCUSFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1135 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 CST ON JANUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WITH HIGH CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT BURN TIME. RH/S WILL BE NEAR 40 PERCENT AND DROP TO AROUND 32 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RH RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO OVER 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE. HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /1000-32000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /78000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............52 65 RH..............52 32 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 18 MIX HGT (FT)....500 6000 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.2 13 HAINES INDEX....2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /2000-40000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CST) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............63 47 45 RH..............35 69 84 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 4 2 20 FT WIND GUST.17 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.S E SE TRANSP WIND SPD.10 5 6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /9000-24000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /121000 KNOT-FT/ EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD /56000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............43 46 50 RH..............95 78 59 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1500 5500 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 16 22 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...CICCONE REQUESTED BY...JASON WRINKLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100127.101RA.01/MAF