FNUS74 KMAF 231303 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 803 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON AUGUST 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DOMINATED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TEENS AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOW 100S. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 104. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHERLY AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37200 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............82 91 100 102 103 RH..............42 30 21 19 17 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N NE ENE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1500 11500 12500 12500 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE E E TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........53 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (200 KNOT-FT). 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............100 92 85 81 76 73 RH..............18 20 25 28 33 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 8 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....11000 11000 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..E E SE S S E TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 6 4 4 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (168300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 75 85 93 100 102 RH..............45 41 32 27 23 22 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 3 8 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 1000 13500 13500 15500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N N E E E TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 3 11 11 11 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100823.PECOS.01/MAF