FNUS74 KMAF 221609
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHISOS SURROGATE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1109 AM CDT FRI OCT 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...WITH
NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO
NEAR 70 AGAIN...WITH MIN RH/S IN THE LOWER 20 PCT RANGE. CLOUDS
WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE FAIR.
PROTECTED SLOPES ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED
WINDS...WHILE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE MORE PRONOUNCED ON EXPOSED
RIDGE TOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH ON SLOPES.
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (26000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............57           65
RH..............38           28
20 FT WIND DIR.. W           SW
20 FT WIND SPD.. 3           10
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         3500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            SW
TRANS WIND SPD..3            7
HAINES INDEX....3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH ON PROTECTED SLOPES.
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............63           60           57
RH..............25           37           48
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5            5            7
20 FT WIND GUST.5                         5
MIX HGT (FT)....4900         400          300
TRANS WIND DIR..S            N            N
TRANS WIND SPD..6            5            4
HAINES INDEX....2            3            3

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED AROUND 5 MPH ON SLOPES.
                    WEST 10-14 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
                    (70000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............55           58           64
RH..............56           49           27
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..9            11           13
20 FT WIND GUST.                          15
MIX HGT (FT)....300          2200         6000
TRANS WIND DIR..NW           NW           W
TRANS WIND SPD..3            6            11
HAINES INDEX....2            2            3

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101022.CHISO.01/MAF