FNUS74 KMAF 132137 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE...SOUTHERN AREA BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 437 PM CDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1513 MDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. *******HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY***** ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY... .DISCUSSION... THURSDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. AS IT MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. A VERY WARM AND EXTREMELY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH ONGOING EXTREME FIRE DANGER AND RECORD DRY FUELS TO CREATE A RISK OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH IMPACT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (243000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............47 52 65 72 76 78 RH..............23 18 10 8 6 6 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..25 30 35 36 36 34 20 FT WIND GUST.50 50 55 55 55 50 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 2500 6000 6000 7000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..17 17 24 28 28 33 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........24 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (195000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (100 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 (%).........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............72 60 50 46 40 36 RH..............6 10 14 16 21 24 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..31 27 26 23 21 16 20 FT WIND GUST.40 40 40 40 35 25 MIX HGT (FT)....6000 6000 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..31 31 11 18 18 14 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (62100 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............36 42 57 65 70 73 RH..............24 18 10 7 6 5 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 3500 5000 5000 6500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..7 7 12 10 10 8 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...WALLACE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110413.ROCKH.01/MAF