FNUS74 KMAF 191531
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHISOS SURROGATE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1031 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT BUT THE FRONT
WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT AT 7000 FEET. LIGHT WINDS AT 20 FEET
WILL BECOME EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
MINIMUM RH/S THIS AFTERNOON WILL BOTTOM OUT AT AROUND 35 PERCENT WITH
POOR TO FAIR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WEDNESDAY
WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 48 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 6
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47200 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............61           65
RH..............32           30
20 FT WIND DIR.. E            E
20 FT WIND SPD...3            6
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1500         7500
TRANS WIND DIR..NE           E
TRANS WIND SPD..4            4
HAINES INDEX....3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1200
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............66           63           61
RH..............36           35           40
20 FT WIND DIR..E            E            SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7            7            8
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....5000         500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..E            NE           NE
TRANS WIND SPD..11           6            3
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE        NONE         NONE
TEMP............60           61           63
RH..............45           40           46
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6            7            10
20 FT WIND GUST.10          10            15
MIX HGT (FT)....500          1500         4000
TRANS WIND DIR..E            E            E
TRANS WIND SPD..1            3            5
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...TIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.CHISO.01/MAF