FNUS74 KMAF 231421
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW...NM ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
921 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0724 MDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT...

.DISCUSSION...
MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. DRY AIR HELD
IN PLACE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL AGAIN GIVE MIN RH/S AHEAD START TO FALL
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. ON RIDGE TOPS AND IN DRAINAGES WHERE ALIGNED
WITH WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS THE SPEEDS WILL NEAR 20 MPH AND THUS THE
RED FLAG WARNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO YESTERDAYS. HIGHER RH
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT STILL ON THE POOR SIDE AND WEST WINDS NEAR 15 MPH
WILL PREVAIL ON RIDGES WITH DRAINAGE WINDS IN CANYONS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER MONDAY BUT VERY DRY AIR WILL STILL BE IN PLACE
AND MIN RH/S WILL BE ABLE TO FALL NEAR 10 PCT. THIS WITH WEST WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN TUESDAY WITH INCREASED MOISTURE
AND A CHANCE FOR STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-13 MPH THIS MORNING. TURNING BREEZY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 30 ON RIDGE TOPS.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (190000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        SUNNY        SUNNY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............69           85           90
RH..............17           11           8
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9            12           20
20 FT WIND GUST.15           19           30
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       2000         9500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           W            SW
TRANS WIND SPD..9            20           25
HAINES INDEX....5            5            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MCLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 IN CANYONS TO 68 RIDGES AND EXPOSED AREAS.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-38 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........DECREASING WINDS. ON RIDGES WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
                    DRAINAGE WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN CANYONS
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............90           78           65
RH..............8            22           30
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..20           13           12
20 FT WIND GUST.30           19           19
MIX HGT (FT)....9000         1500        500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           SW          SW
TRANS WIND SPD..23           18           4
HAINES INDEX....5            5            4

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NEAR BREEZY ON RIDGES. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (140000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MSUNNY       MSUNNY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............65           80           84
RH..............37           18           11
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12           17           18
20 FT WIND GUST.19           25           28
MIX HGT (FT)....500          3000         6500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            SW
TRANS WIND SPD..16           20           20
HAINES INDEX....3            4            5

$$

FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100523.NEW__.01/MAF