FNUS74 KMAF 301438
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
938 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0757 MDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. A MOIST INSTABILITY
AXIS STILL LURKS NEARBY AND AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE AGAIN
POSSIBLE. INITIALLY A FEW DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRIOR
TO DEVELOPMENT AND AWAY FROM CELLS TEMPERATURES ABOVE 5500 FT WILL ABLE
TO CLIMB TO NEAR 86 WITH MIN RH/S FALLING TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW 20 PCT.
GENERAL EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 PH ARE EXPECTED. FAIR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT...
HOWEVER LOCAL AREAS COULD BE HIGHER DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF RAIN. PERSISTENCE
WILL RULE THE FORECAST INTO TUESDAY, ALTHOUGH RH/S MAY TREND A LITTLE
HIGHER.

STORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    STORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WINDS EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
                    CANYON WINDS TERRAIN DOMINATED 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (91000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........SUNNY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                          ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         TSTMS
TEMP............65           80           85
RH..............52           27           19
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           E            E
20 FT WIND SPD..3            10           10
20 FT WIND GUST.             13           14
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       5000         13000
TRANS WIND DIR..N            NE           E
TRANS WIND SPD..3            9            7
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED STORMS EARLY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-63 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WINS SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
                    CANYONS TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTMS        NONE         NONE
TEMP............86           75           69
RH..............20           28           40
20 FT WIND DIR..E            SE            E
20 FT WIND SPD..10           10           10
20 FT WIND GUST.14
MIX HGT (FT)....13000        500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..E            SE           NE
TRANS WIND SPD..7            7            6
HAINES INDEX....4            4            3

.MEMORIAL DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. INCREASING LATE
                    NEAR 15 MPH.
                    CANYON WINDS TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (120000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV....                           S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....                          TSTMS
TEMP............65           78           85
RH..............60           32           24
20 FT WIND DIR..E            SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4            5            8
20 FT WIND GUST.                          12
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       3000         10000
TRANS WIND DIR..E            S            S
TRANS WIND SPD..5            5            9
HAINES INDEX....3            4            4

$$

FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100530.NEW__.01/MAF