FNUS74 KMAF 051921
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRITE RANCH FIRE...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
221 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1356 CDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN HOT TEMPERATURES...
LOW AFTERNOON RH AND LIGHT WINDS TODAY. RH WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY ON
SUNDAY DUE TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY EXPECT TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ON SUNDAY AS LOW LEVEL WINDS GRADUALLY INCREASE OUT OF THE EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100-105.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (76400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............98
RH.............. 9
20 FT WIND DIR.. N
20 FT WIND SPD..11
20 FT WIND GUST.15
MIX HGT (FT)....12000
TRANS WIND DIR..NW
TRANS WIND SPD..11
HAINES INDEX....5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (64000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR     CLEAR     CLEAR     CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............102       92        83        75
RH..............7         10        13        18
20 FT WIND DIR..NW        N         SW        N
20 FT WIND SPD..8         8         3         8
20 FT WIND GUST.10        10        5
MIX HGT (FT)....12500     500       BLW100    BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..NW        SW        SW        SW
TRANS WIND SPD..5         4         2         3
HAINES INDEX....5         6         6         6

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (101200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM     7 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    MCLEAR    PCLDY     PCLDY    PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                    S CHC     S CHC    S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR   RNSHWR
TEMP............70        86        93        94       96
RH..............23        13        10        11       12
20 FT WIND DIR..N         N         NE        E        E
20 FT WIND SPD..11        13        14        14       14
20 FT WIND GUST.15        15                  15
MIX HGT (FT)....500       1500      13500     17000    17000
TRANS WIND DIR..W         NW        NE        NE       NE
TRANS WIND SPD..4         5         7         6        6
HAINES INDEX....6         6         6         6        6

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FORECASTER...FAGEN
REQUESTED BY...BILL DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100605.BRITE.01/MAF