FNUS74 KMAF 141454 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR RGV PILE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 954 AM CDT WED APR 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL KEEP DEWPOINTS HIGH. LOW CLOUDS WILL HANG AROUND MOST OF TODAY THOUGH THERE MAY BE A FEW BREAKS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THURSDAY AND AGAIN THIS WEEKEND WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN BEING IN NORTHERN BREWSTER COUNTY. ANY SHOWERS THAT DO AFFECT THE AREA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH BY NOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /2000-36000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT /42000-65000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............71 76 80 83 84 RH..............70 54 43 38 37 20 FT WIND DIR..SSE SE SE SE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 18 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 4500 6500 7000 7000 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 10 6 6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /2000-32000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............85 81 79 74 70 68 RH..............36 41 45 52 62 65 20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 11 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4000 4000 1500 500 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE E E NE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 5 5 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /2000-18000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............68 70 75 80 85 87 RH..............67 63 53 45 38 35 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 9 9 9 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3500 5500 5500 7500 TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE SE SE SE E TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HENNIG REQUESTED BY...TIM BECK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100414.RGVPI.01/MAF