FNUS74 KMAF 191545
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO GRANDE RIVER RESTORATION...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
945 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WITH DRY AIR OVER THE
REGION AND RESULT IN RH/S AROUND 15% THIS AFTERNOON.  LIGHT WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS
TO 20 MPH LATE.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND STAY LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DOMINATED OVERNIGHT.  RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TO FAIR.
LIGHT WINDS THURSDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH BEHIND A
STRONG COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  WIND SPEEDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS.  MINIMUM RH/S THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT DUE TO COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............65           79
RH..............32           16
20 FT WIND DIR..W            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5            9
20 FT WIND GUST.             17
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         4500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..4            12
VENT CAT........POOR         FAIR
HAINES INDEX....4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CST)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............83           61           55
RH..............11           29           36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           S            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8            3            4
20 FT WIND GUST.15
MIX HGT (FT)....4000         BLW100       BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           NW           S
TRANS WIND SPD..9            2            3
VENT CAT........FAIR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 14 TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (98000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............54           59           62
RH..............35           35           21
20 FT WIND DIR..W            NW           N
20 FT WIND SPD..4            6            16
20 FT WIND GUST.             11           25
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       1500         2500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            S            NE
TRANS WIND SPD..3            3            11
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         GOOD
HAINES INDEX....4            3            2

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FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...ALPHONSO PORRAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.RIOGR.01/MAF