FNUS74 KMAF 171822
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR YUCCA...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
122 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1156 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PREVAIL OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH THIS AFTERNOON WILL ONLY DROP TO
AROUND 30 PERCENT WHILE RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BR EXCELLENT.
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM DISTURBANCE PASSES BY THE
REGION.  DRIER AIR WILL PUSH EASTWARD TUESDAY AND ALLOW FOR WARMER
TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH AROUND 15 PERCENT AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (174000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      11 AM     2 PM      5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....          CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      TSHWR     TSHWR
TEMP............74        82        83
RH..............60        41        34
20 FT WIND DIR..SE        SE        SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10        13        13
20 FT WIND GUST.          15        20
MIX HGT (FT)....2500      12000     14500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE        S         S
TRANS WIND SPD..6         8         12
HAINES INDEX....5         5         3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO11 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (126000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     MCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSHWR     TSHWR     NONE      NONE
TEMP............83        73        64        60
RH..............33        48        76        93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE        SE        S         SW
20 FT WIND SPD..13        11        10        9
20 FT WIND GUST.20
MIX HGT (FT)....10500     1000      500       500
TRANS WIND DIR..S         S         S         S
TRANS WIND SPD..12        20        8         4
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         4

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (255500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............58        70        81        89
RH..............97        52        28        15
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        SW        SW        SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9         11        15        19
20 FT WIND GUST.                              25
MIX HGT (FT)....500       2000      14000     13000
TRANS WIND DIR..SW        SW        SW        SW
TRANS WIND SPD..2         5         16        20
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         3

$$

FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100517.YUCCA.01/MAF