FNUS74 KMAF 162150
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR YUCCA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
450 PM CDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1525 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH/S
ARE LOWER WEST NEAR QUEEN CLOSER TO 30 PCT AND NEAR 40 PCT NEAR THE CAVERNS
AND THE RH WILL SEE LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH AFTERNOON. GOOD TO EXCELLENT
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WARMER AND DRIER MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP NEAR THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (84000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      3 PM
SKY (%).........MSUNNY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............79
RH..............30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE
20 FT WIND SPD..11
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....10000
TRANS WIND DIR..S
TRANS WIND SPD..8
HAINES INDEX....3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR IN THE LATE EVENING.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............77           66           61
RH..............33           50           70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           E            E
20 FT WIND SPD..11           8            6
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....9500        1000         500
TRANS WIND DIR..S            SE           SE
TRANS WIND SPD..8            5            4
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT MORNING WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. BRIEFLY
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (111000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............56           73           85
RH..............85           34           23
20 FT WIND DIR..E            S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..5            10           13
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       4500         11000
TRANS WIND DIR..E            SW           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..5            6            13
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100516.YUCCA.02/MAF