FNUS74 KMAF 041427
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RGV PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
927 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A SURFACE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH
SOUTHWEST TEXAS. AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 TODAY
AND OVER 105 WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE EXTREMELY LOW
BOTH AFTERNOONS...FALLING BELOW 5 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
TERRAIN DOMINATED IN THE MORNING...GENERALLY BECOMING SOUTHERLY
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /56000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............75           96
RH..............13           6
20 FT WIND DIR..S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..6            10
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1000         5000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3            10
HAINES INDEX....5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........19 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH INVERSION DEVELOPING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............100          85           71
RH..............4            7            13
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           VRB          VRB
20 FT WIND SPD..10           5            5
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....5000         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            SE           E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6            11           8
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 106.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /48000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............64           83           102
RH..............19           11           4
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           S
20 FT WIND SPD..2            5            8
20 FT WIND GUST.5                         5
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        1000         5000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2            3            8
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

$$

FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100504.RGVPI.01/MAF