FNUS74 KMAF 190142
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIJI...NM-CAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
842 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1908 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...BRIEF RED FLAG CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THIS
EVENING. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY
AND SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY. WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN
PLACE...ONLY FAIR RH RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. DRY...WARM
AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TOMORROW. WARM TEMPERATURES
AND DRY AIR WILL DROP MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S INTO TO NEAR 10 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY
BRINGING BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (9/10 HIGH CLOUD) THIS EVENING
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS
                    BECOMING WEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (150000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............84           68           62
RH..............14           18           25
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           W
20 FT WIND SPD..8            8            12
20 FT WIND GUST.                          20
MIX HGT (FT)....10500        500          BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..20           9            16
HAINES INDEX....5            5            4

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (180000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............59           73           85
RH..............30           18           11
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..12           14           16
20 FT WIND GUST.20           25           30
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       5000         8000
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..13           26           22
HAINES INDEX....4            3            3

$$

FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100518.FIJI_.01/MAF