FNUS74 KMAF 081628
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR 3 BEARS...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1128 AM CDT SUN AUG 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1058 CDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
PRIOR TO STORM DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 80S WILL
PUSH MIN RH/S TO NEAR 25 PERCENT. AS SUCH THERE INITIALLY WILL BE A RISK
OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS AWAY FROM OR NEAR THE RAIN SHAFT.
AS SHOWERS AND STORMS INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL AND RH WILL INCREASE DIMINISHING THE RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING. VERY
GOOD RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS GENERALLY ON THE LIGHT SIDE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.


TIME (CDT)      11 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     MCLDY     MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....          CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      TSTMS      TSTMS
CHC OF PCPN (%).10        30        30
TEMP............82        86        89
RH..............45        40        25
20 FT WIND DIR..S         SE        E
20 FT WIND SPD..3         2         7
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....3500      9000     11500
TRANS WIND DIR..NE        SE        SE
TRANS WIND SPD..3         5         5
HAINES INDEX....2         2         3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.


TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTMS     TSTMS    NONE      NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30        30        0         0
TEMP............87        78        72        68
RH..............31        47        66        81
20 FT WIND DIR..E         E         E         NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5         4         2         2
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....7500      1500      1000      500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE        E         SE        SE
TRANS WIND SPD..9         5         8         5
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...RIC GATEWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100808.3BEAR.01/MAF