FNUS74 KMAF 021323
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FELIX...BLM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
823 AM CDT WED JUN 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0703 MDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGHER ELEVATIONS SURROUNDING THE BURN SITE SHOULD PROVIDE SOME
SHELTER AND REDUCE WIND SPEEDS SEEN ALONG THE RIDGELINE. WINDS WILL
BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY ON BECOMING WEST AND NORTHWESTERLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING TONIGHT. VERY DRY AND HOT
TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY AS MOISTURE STRUGGLES
TO MOVE WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. VERY DRY AGAIN TOMORROW BUT WINDS
FORTUNATELY WILL BE LIGHTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (157100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     75     83     89     91     92
RH..............28     16     11     8      7      7
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     WSW    W      WNW    WNW    WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      10     12     12     13     13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     13                   16     16
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 8500   8500   15500  16000  16000
TRANS WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANS WIND SPD..7      13     13     9      10     10
HAINES INDEX....5      6      6      6      6      6

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (126000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............90     83     75     71     67     64
RH..............7      10     14     17     20     23
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..15     15     13     10     8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     17            10
MIX HGT (FT)....14000  14000  500    BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANS WIND SPD..9      9      9      11     11     10
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      6

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (79900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............61     70     80     88     93     93
RH..............26     20     16     13     11     10
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     N      NE     NE     E      S
20 FT WIND SPD..7      5      3      1      1      1
20 FT WIND GUST.              5
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 1500   12000  12000  13500
TRANS WIND DIR..NW     NW     N      W      W      W
TRANS WIND SPD..8      8      6      6      6      6
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      5

$$

FORECASTER...HENNIG
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100602.FELIX.01/MAF