FNUS74 KMAF 191534
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR YUCCA...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1034 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0923 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING
AS WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH PREVAIL AND RH/S DROP BELOW
10 PERCENT.  WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 10 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)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 17 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 27
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (230000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............75           84           88
RH..............19           10           8
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..16           17           19
20 FT WIND GUST.             25           26
MIX HGT (FT)....5500         7500         10000
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..27           23           23
HAINES INDEX....3            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS DECREASING TO 10 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (198000 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           71           63
RH..............8            14           19
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..20           11           10
20 FT WIND GUST.25
MIX HGT (FT)....9000         BLW100       BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..22           18           16
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (133900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............57           73           88
RH..............25           13           7
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           N            E
20 FT WIND SPD..10           9            8
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       3500         9500
TRANS WIND DIR..NW           NW           W
TRANS WIND SPD..10           10           11
HAINES INDEX....5            4            4

$$

FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTIE LAPAZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100519.YUCCA.01/MAF