FNUS74 KMAF 211918
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
218 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1242 MDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY A CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL HOLD INTO THE OVERNIGHT
WITH POOR RECOVERY EXPECTED. HIGHER RH/S ARE NOT VERY EAST AND THERE
MAY BE A BRIEF INCREASE IN RH/S THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING AGAIN
OVERNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT WILL TURN TO
SOUTHWEST AND WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH AT TIMES.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH SINGLE DIGIT
RH/S AND SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IN GENERAL
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE DRY AND UNSTABLE SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (1425000 KNOT-FT) .

TIME (MDT)      2 PM
SKY (%).........SUNNY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............86
RH..............12
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..4
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....9500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW
TRANS WIND SPD..15
HAINES INDEX....5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........33 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 10
                    TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........SUNNY      MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............89           75           71
RH..............8            21           28
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SE           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8            4            10
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....9500        BLW100       BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           SE           W
TRANS WIND SPD..19           6            10
HAINES INDEX....6            6            6

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING WIND BEFORE 10 AM. SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (160000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       SUNNY       SUNNY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............62           77           89
RH..............33           16           8
20 FT WIND DIR..W            SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12           18           20
20 FT WIND GUST.18           25           35
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       3500         7500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            SW           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..22           20           25
HAINES INDEX....5            5            6

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100521.NEW__.01/MAF