FNUS74 KMAF 121159
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUTOFF...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
659 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0547 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH TODAY WHILE MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RH/S DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT.  A RED FLAG WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1200 LST TO 2000 LST.  WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THIS
EVENING WHILE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT.  LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
COULD INCREASE A LITTLE SUNDAY...AND SOUTHWEST WINDS A LITTLE
LOWER...SO AT LEAST NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (300000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10           10           10
TEMP............65           76           83
RH..............29           18           12
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8            13           17
20 FT WIND GUST.25           19           24
MIX HGT (FT)....300          3000         7100
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            SW
TRANS WIND SPD..7            14           17
HAINES INDEX....3            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 8 MPH LATE.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (253000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (4000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).10           10           10
TEMP............84           68           62
RH..............9            28           40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           S            SE
20 FT WIND SPD..16           9            6
20 FT WIND GUST.22           15
MIX HGT (FT)....11500        200          300
TRANS WIND DIR..S            SE           W
TRANS WIND SPD..23           8            7
HAINES INDEX....5            5            3

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (170000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0            0            0
TEMP............61           71           81
RH..............51           24           17
20 FT WIND DIR..S            S            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6            11           14
20 FT WIND GUST.             15           20
MIX HGT (FT)....300          3100         6200
TRANS WIND DIR.. W            W           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..5            9            10
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

$$

FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...C LAPAZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100612.CUTOF.01/MAF