FNUS74 KMAF 061446
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RGV PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
946 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW...WHICH WILL
RESULT IN VERY LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN LIGHT WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED. THE DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION
KEEPING RECOVERY POOR TOMORROW MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 103.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH THIS
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 /HIGH/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-4000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............92     98     102
RH..............9      7      7
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      10     4
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   3500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW     SW     S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2      2      1
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........29 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 /HIGH/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-4000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............100    92     86     79     73     70
RH..............8      9      12     19     25     25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NNW    NW     WNW    WNW    WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      6      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.       10                   10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2000   2000   500    < 100  < 100  < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      E      E      E      N
TRANSP WIND SPD.2      2      1      5      5      6
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 104.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 /HIGH/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-15000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /84000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     75     82     90     100    103
RH..............23     26     26     19     13     10
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      E      SE     SE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..4      4      1      4      4      10
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100  1000   5000   5000   12000
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW     NW     SW     W      W      SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5      5      3      3      3      7
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      6

$$

FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...TIM BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.RGVPI.01/MAF