FNUS74 KMAF 230542 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1242 AM CDT TUE MAR 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2310 MDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 12 MPH WITH GUSTS JUST BELOW 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. RECOVERY TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE POOR. EXPECT THE SUSTAINED WINDS TO INCREASE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY FOR WEDNESDAY...AS MIN RH VALUES ONLY DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........27-37 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO EXCELLENT /0-221000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 49 48 46 44 50 65 73 77 78 75 60 RH..............15 18 19 22 25 18 12 10 9 9 11 21 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SW SW SW WSW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 12 10 10 15 20 23 20 18 14 20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 19 18 16 16 21 28 31 28 26 22 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 < 100 < 100 < 100 < 100 1000 1000 6500 8500 8500 8000 < 100 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 15 15 13 13 24 26 26 23 18 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /3000-39000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /238000 KNOT-FT/ EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO EXCELLENT /180000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 44 54 60 63 65 RH..............51 53 38 32 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W WNW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 12 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 20 22 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 12500 12500 12000 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 13 19 19 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...NM ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100322.LASTC.01/MAF