FNUS74 KMAF 210335 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR YUCCA...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1035 PM CDT THU MAY 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 MDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WARM DAY IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AS HIGH TEMPS CLIMB INTO THE LOW 90S. THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED. MIN HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BY SATURDAY MORNING...RECOVERY WILL REMAIN FAIR AND THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST BECOMING MORE WESTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH MIN RH VALUES REMAINING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (300000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 77 90 RH..............24 19 12 20 FT WIND DIR..NW SSW SSW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 15 19 20 FT WIND GUST.10 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....200 4100 15600 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW S TRANS WIND SPD..4 6 18 HAINES INDEX....5 4 5 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (266000 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............90 75 71 RH..............10 22 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..20 14 25 20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 30 MIX HGT (FT)....13700 300 200 TRANS WIND DIR..SW NE NW TRANS WIND SPD..19 3 3 HAINES INDEX....5 6 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 32 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (284000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 77 89 RH..............42 17 8 20 FT WIND DIR..W WSW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..25 27 29 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 37 MIX HGT (FT)....200 2800 8400 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW TRANS WIND SPD..13 17 24 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100520.YUCCA.02/MAF