FNUS74 KMAF 191347
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIJI...NM ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
847 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0713 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST LATER THIS MORNING...WITH NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO
NEAR 90 WHILE DRY AIR WILL ALLOW RH/S TO DROP TO LESS THAN 10
PERCENT AS WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 27 MPH.  WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 8 MPH
BUT TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE THIS EVENING.
WINDS FROM THE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
LATE TONIGHT...BUT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR.  NORTH WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
THURSDAY MORNING AND SHOULD STAY LESS THAN 10 MPH FROM THE EAST
MOST OF THE DAY.  MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL DROP TO AROUND
10 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING BREEZY. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST
                    TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 27
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (219000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............63           77           87
RH..............30           14           9
20 FT WIND DIR..             W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..0            13           19
20 FT WIND GUST.             19           26
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       5000         9500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..16           26           28
HAINES INDEX....3            3            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY EARLY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (219000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............87           70           62
RH..............8            14           19
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..19           9            10
20 FT WIND GUST.26
MIX HGT (FT)....9500         BLW100       BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..27           19           16
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING EAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (133500 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............57           72           87
RH..............24           13           7
20 FT WIND DIR..N            N            E
20 FT WIND SPD..11           8            6
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       6000         9500
TRANS WIND DIR..NW           NW           W
TRANS WIND SPD..9            13           11
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

$$

FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100519.FIJI_.01/MAF