FNUS74 KMAF 231226 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHISOS SURROGATE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 726 AM CDT SAT OCT 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... AS RESIDUAL SHOWERS EXIT SOUTHWEST TEXAS THIS MORNING...DRIER AIR WILL RESULT IN GRADUALLY DECREASING CLOUDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. RH RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD TONIGHT. A CONTINUED INFLUX OF DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN MARGINALLY LOW RH VALUES /NEAR 15 PERCENT/ AND STRONGER WIND SPEEDS /AROUND 15 MPH/ SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST WINDS AND RH SUNDAY AFTERNOON COULD RESULT IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................32 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 3 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............62 64 64 RH..............32 27 27 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 7000 7500 TRANS WIND DIR..NW W W TRANS WIND SPD..4 12 15 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 72 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 53 48 41 RH..............30 39 47 59 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4500 500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W NW W TRANS WIND SPD..11 5 3 3 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 15 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (81300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 47 67 75 RH..............67 49 24 18 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 9 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1500 5500 6500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W TRANS WIND SPD..3 2 10 13 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GATEWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101023.CHISO.01/MAF