FNUS74 KMAF 171422 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LIVE STRUCTURAL FIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 822 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DIP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY MODERATE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO COOL DOWN BUT REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL. RH/S WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER FRIDAY DUE TO COOLER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT STILL IN THE TEENS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (50400 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 92 95 RH..............8 6 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....2500 5000 5000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..8 11 11 VENT CAT........POOR FAIR FAIR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............94 77 68 62 58 52 RH..............6 11 15 18 23 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 2 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 2500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW W W NW TRANS WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 2 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........13 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15800 KNOT-FT). TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 50 65 72 83 89 RH..............64 60 33 25 16 13 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 11 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 500 2500 2500 5500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 2 3 3 3 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...JEANIE GREENE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.LIVES.01/MAF