FNUS74 KMAF 181432
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DIAMOND Y - UNIT 3...TNC, TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
832 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS
WEST TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL RESULT IN WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW GUSTS
AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE. MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PCT.
LOOK FOR GOOD RECOVERY TONIGHT. FRIDAY WILL BE A WARMER AND DRIER
DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 70S WITH RH VALUES FALLING
INTO THE TEENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 22 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. A FEW
                    GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING GOOD THIS AFTERNOON /84000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      8 AM         NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............38           59           68
RH..............68           30           22
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5            10           12
20 FT WIND GUST.             15           17
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        3600         6500
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            S            S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8            8            12
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 80 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. A FEW GUSTS
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION.

TIME (CST)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............65           51           47
RH..............27           55           69
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           S
20 FT WIND SPD..15           14           12
20 FT WIND GUST.20           20
MIX HGT (FT)....6000         1000         500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           SE           S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8            20           12
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
                    A FEW GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON /147000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............43           52           71
RH..............77           42           18
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SW           W
20 FT WIND SPD..11           10           10
20 FT WIND GUST.                          15
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        1000          9800
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            SW           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6            6            15
HAINES INDEX....3            2            2

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...JASON WRINKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.DIAMO.01/MAF