FNUS74 KMAF 071502
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RGV PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1002 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SITE TODAY...AS THEY
EXCEED THE CENTURY MARK. EXPECT THE MINIMUM RH TO DROP TO NEAR 5
PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DOMINATED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE EAST
AND NORTHEAST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION TONIGHT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT AROUND 1 TO 3 AM CDT
TOMORROW...BUT WILL LIKELY NOT EXCEED 20 MPH SUSTAINED. COOLER
TEMPS FOLLOWING THE FRONT FOR TOMORROW WILL RESULT IN HIGHER MIN
RH VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 107.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-25000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............91     101    106
RH..............12     7      9
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     S      SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5     8       5
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....5000   5000   10000
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW     NW     W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5      5      2
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /6000-27000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............109    96     89     79     72     68
RH..............4      12     17     20     25     42
20 FT WIND DIR..E      NE     NE     NE     NNE    NNE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      10     12     16     14     11
20 FT WIND GUST.              17     20
MIX HGT (FT)....9000   9000   500    500    500    500
TRANSP WIND DIR.E      E      E      NE     NE     NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3      3      16     15     15     11
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /4000-52000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     69     73     77     82     84
RH..............74     53     40     37     35     33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..17     17     15     17     17     18
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20            20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....500    500    3000   5000   5000   4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE     NE     NE     E      E      NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7      7      9      7      7      13
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$

FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...TIM BECK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100507.RGVPI.01/MAF