FNUS74 KMAF 281253 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR CHISOS RX...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 753 AM CDT THU OCT 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING...WITH NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. EXPECT A SHIFT FROM THE NORTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOME GUSTS MAY NEAR 25 MPH AROUND 3 TO 4 PM. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP CLOSE TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. BY TOMORROW MORNING...RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. SIMILAR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON...BUT THE WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WEAK AND VARIABLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 61 63 RH..............25 20 16 20 FT WIND DIR..NNE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..12 17 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 22 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1600 1600 TRANS WIND DIR..E E E TRANS WIND SPD..14 14 13 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........43 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 56 52 51 50 46 RH..............18 24 28 29 30 36 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 9 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.18 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1700 1600 1500 1500 1200 TRANS WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..13 13 12 10 10 8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 46 55 64 70 70 RH..............38 39 27 18 15 15 20 FT WIND DIR..N N W S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 2 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 1000 1200 1200 1800 TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S TRANS WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 8 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...TIM BECK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101028.CHISO.01/MAF