FNUS74 KMAF 301326
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEON CREEK...USDA - NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
826 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 MID 70S AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
THIS MORNING BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
A FEW HIGHER GUSTS.  WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST 10-15 MPH AFTER
SUNSET...THEN SOUTH/SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT.  TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL TO AROUND 50 WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR ONLY FAIR RECOVERY.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO AROUND 90 THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH RH/S
DROPPING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS.  SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE
MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
A FEW GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16300 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM        2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG          NONE         NONE
TEMP............48           66           74
RH..............72           28           21
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB          N            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4            4            6
20 FT WIND GUST.                          11
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         3000         4000
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           S            E
TRANS WIND SPD..6            5            4
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         FAIR

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
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           58           55
RH..............22           43           48
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           SE           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5            11           11
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....4000         500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            E            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)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH.
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............51           71           88
RH..............49           19           9
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..10           11           15
20 FT WIND GUST.                          21
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