FNUS74 KMAF 041422
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIND FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
821 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0655 MST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...MIN RH/S AROUND 8 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...

...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN WIND SHIFT TO NORTH AND INCREASING
WIND TONIGHT...


.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. RH/S THIS
AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO 8 PERCENT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE BURN SITE OVERNIGHT AND RESULT IN A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTH AS WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WIND SPEED. RH RECOVERY
TONIGHT WILL BE FAIR.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    13 TO 18 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (296700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MST)      9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0
TEMP............60           70
RH..............19           12
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB          NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3            12
20 FT WIND GUST.             20
MIX HGT (FT)....3000         12300
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..10           21
VENT CAT........POOR         EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTH AND INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH AFTER MIDIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (189000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD
                    (34200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............72           45           40
RH..............8            22           32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           NW            N
20 FT WIND SPD..18           8            25
20 FT WIND GUST.27           15           30
MIX HGT (FT)....12300        BLW100       BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W            N            N
TRANS WIND SPD..18           17           21
VENT CAT........EXCLNT       POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

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FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...ABILENE DISP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110304.MINDF.01/MAF