FNUS74 KMAF 122230 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE...SOUTHERN AREA BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 530 PM CDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 MDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MAX TEMPS IN THE LOW 80S WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. A HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER EVENT IS SHAPING UP FOR THURSDAY AS WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...WITH RH/S OF 6 TO 8 PERCENT AND RECORD DRY FUELS. A REG FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (203100 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............47 50 65 74 79 82 RH..............26 22 12 9 7 6 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 15 19 22 24 24 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 4000 7000 7000 7500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 12 22 22 25 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 5 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........22 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (178500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (7500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 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............82 70 61 57 52 49 RH..............6 8 12 14 18 20 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..22 20 16 13 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 25 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....7500 7500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W W W TRANS WIND SPD..23 23 8 9 9 16 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (191700 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 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............47 50 62 69 73 75 RH..............22 19 11 8 7 6 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 18 26 34 35 35 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 40 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 5500 5500 6000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..17 17 28 29 29 31 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...WALLACE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110412.ROCKH.02/MAF