FNUS74 KMAF 051437
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RGV PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
937 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE TODAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN ON THE LIGHT AND DOMINATED BY MIXING IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND
THEN BY TERRAIN IN THE OVERNIGHT. THE WARM...DRY...AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO HIGH INDICES. SINGLE DIGIT RH/S WILL EASILY BE
MEET IN TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED NEAR 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 /HIGH/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD/65000 KNOT-FT/ BY MID AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............85           103
RH..............12           5
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4            5
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....3500         9000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5            7
HAINES INDEX....5            6

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-46 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING TERRAIN
                    DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BY MID EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 /HIGH/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............100          80           66
RH..............7            11           18
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..6            3            4
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....8500         < 500        < 500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5            5            4
HAINES INDEX....6            6            5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 104-106.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 /HIGH/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD /72000 KNOT-FT/LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............62           83           98
RH..............46           15           6
20 FT WIND DIR..W            SE           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3            5            7
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        3000         9000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.4            5            8
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...TIM BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.RGVPI.01/MAF