FNUS74 KMAF 042012
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATE 4 FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
312 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1459 CDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...

NORTH TO NORTHEAST POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...
AND DIMINISH ONLY SLIGHTLY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE
POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (55000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (100
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............73     64     57     51     50     47
RH..............14     18     22     26     27     29
20 FT WIND DIR..E      NE     NE     NE     N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..12     11     10     10     10     10
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....5500   5500   500    BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..NE     NE     E      NE     NE     N
TRANS WIND SPD..10     10     7      7      7      7
VENT CAT........FAIR   FAIR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
HAINES INDEX....3      3      4      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46600 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............44     47     60     72     81     85
RH..............32     29     19     14     11     10
20 FT WIND DIR..N      NW     SW     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..10     10     10     11     13     15
20 FT WIND GUST.                            15
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 2000   3000   3000   5000
TRANS WIND DIR..N      N      S      S      S      SW
TRANS WIND SPD..7      7      8      8      8      10
VENT CAT........POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   FAIR
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

$$

FORECASTER...DEBERRY
REQUESTED BY...JEANIE GREENE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110404.GATE4.01/MAF