FNUS74 KMAF 171140 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR SUBLETT...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 640 AM CDT THU JUN 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0511 MDT ON JUNE 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...AS EASTERLY 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW 20 MPH. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL BE MODERATE. ISOLATED TO SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH ANY OF THE STORMS COULD START NEW FIRES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 105. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54700 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 TEMP............73 77 87 96 101 105 RH..............79 62 42 29 23 20 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 4500 4500 10000 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE E TRANS WIND SPD..5 5 5 4 4 6 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (67000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 TEMP............100 99 95 88 81 76 RH..............21 23 31 43 57 68 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..16 18 17 16 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....9500 9500 1000 2000 2000 500 TRANS WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..7 7 14 19 19 8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 108. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (90000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 20 20 20 TEMP............75 80 90 99 104 108 RH..............68 55 37 25 19 16 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 11 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 6000 6000 10000 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE E TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 5 2 2 9 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...BILL MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100617.SUBLE.01/MAF