FNUS74 KMAF 301300
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEON CREEK...USDA - NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
800 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
RH/S WILL DROP OFF TO AROUND 20% THIS AFTERNOON DESPITE EXCELLENT
RECOVERY THIS MORNING AS A DRY AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO THE UPPER 70S AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS THIS MORNING BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH.  WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED AGAIN AFTER SUNSET...WHICH WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP OFF TO THE LOWER 40S WITH GOOD RECOVERY.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO THE LOWER 90S THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
RH/S DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.  LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
IN THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER
20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    WEST/NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16200 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM        2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............50           68           76
RH..............72           33           20
20 FT WIND DIR..ENE          SE           W
20 FT WIND SPD..4            3            9
20 FT WIND GUST.             5            15
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         3000         4000
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           S            W
TRANS WIND SPD..6            5            4
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         FAIR

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    TERRAIN DOMINATED.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............72           55           55
RH..............23           45           53
20 FT WIND DIR..W            SE           NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6            5            6
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500         500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           S            SE
TRANS WIND SPD..10           14           10
VENT CAT........FAIR         POOR         POOR

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS BECOMING WEST/
                    NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER
                    20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (136000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............44           71           88
RH..............58           19           9
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           NW           W
20 FT WIND SPD..5             8           14
20 FT WIND GUST.             13           20
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       1000         5500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..9            11           11
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         GOOD

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FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...PRESTON IRWIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110330.LEONC.01/MAF