FNUS74 KMAF 141614 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR WALKER MOUNTAIN...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1114 AM CDT MON JUN 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 MDT ON JUNE 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DOMINATED FOR THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE COMING NORTHEASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. SINCE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE FIRE...WINDS MAY VARY OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...POSSIBLE HAIL...AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST LATER TONIGHT...AND REMAIN FROM THIS DIRECTION THROUGH TOMORROW. EXPECT GOOD RH RECOVERY TOMORROW MORNING...WITH THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSHWR TSHWR TSHWR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 40 40 40 TEMP............80 85 88 89 86 RH..............52 35 26 27 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 3 9 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 4500 11500 13500 13500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW S S TRANS WIND SPD..6 6 10 7 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSHWR TSHWR TSHWR TSHWR TSHWR TSHWR CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 TEMP............85 80 75 72 70 68 RH..............41 47 57 65 72 77 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E SE SSE SSW SSW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....3000 3000 500 500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE NE S S SW TRANS WIND SPD..7 7 4 4 4 6 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (86400 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSHWR TSHWR TSHWR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 40 40 40 TEMP............67 73 79 84 87 86 RH..............80 63 49 41 36 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SSW SSW SSW ENE ESE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 8 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 3000 10500 10500 11500 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NE S S SE TRANS WIND SPD..3 3 2 5 5 8 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...MARY LEATHERS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100614.WALKE.01/MAF