FNUS74 KMAF 111353 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR CUTOFF...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 853 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0720 MDT ON JUNE 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... INCREASING WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT TODAY. IN ADDITION...WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 10 PERCENT. EXPECT FAIR RECOVERY TOMORROW MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND 20 FOOT SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 25 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SATURDAY...JUST ABOVE 15 PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (200000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 75 80 83 84 84 RH..............30 27 23 18 15 13 20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW WSW WSW WSW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 20 21 21 26 25 20 FT WIND GUST.22 27 25 25 35 30 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 2500 7000 9500 9500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..9 14 14 16 21 21 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........53 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (171000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 74 67 64 60 57 RH..............13 18 28 35 40 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W N W W 20 FT WIND SPD..23 18 14 15 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 20 22 21 20 MIX HGT (FT)....9500 9500 500 500 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SE SE NW TRANS WIND SPD..18 18 5 3 3 7 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (32000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (276000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............55 60 68 76 80 81 RH..............53 46 35 26 21 18 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 19 22 25 25 20 FT WIND GUST.18 19 22 28 30 31 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 7000 7000 11500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W SW SSW SSW TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 12 16 16 24 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...CHRISTIE LAPAZ TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100611.CUTOF.01/MAF