FNUS74 KMAF 101407 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR HAY HOLLOWS...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 807 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY...AND MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 PCT. LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COOL NIGHT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ONLY FAIR RECOVERY AT BEST. THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN FRIDAY... WITH EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL SUBSEQUENTLY FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE DEEPENING SURFACE TROUGH WILL ALSO RESULT IN INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 10 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (56000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MST) 8 AM NOON 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 60 73 RH..............34 15 10 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 8 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 3000 4700 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE S TRANS WIND SPD.. 7 8 12 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION. TIME (MST) 5 PM 9 PM 1 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 53 46 RH..............10 25 33 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE VRB 20 FT WIND SPD..11 7 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....4700 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..S SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..12 6 3 VENT CAT........FAIR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING BREEZY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 13 TO 17 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING EXCELLENT BY LATE AFTERNOON (15000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MST) 5 AM 9 AM 1 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 47 75 RH..............48 25 9 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB SE SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 8 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 25 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 500 5000 TRANS WIND DIR..S SE SW TRANS WIND SPD..4 2 15 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...MATIAS TELLES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110310.HAYHO.01/MAF