FNUS74 KMAF 152052 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR DRINKARD...NM ADC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 352 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1409 MDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .DISCUSSION... NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN INTACT AND MINIMUM RH/S WILL DROP TO AROUND 7 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY LATE EVENING AND DRY AIR AND CLEAR SKIES WILL DROP TEMPERATURES TO NEAR 40 ACROSS THE BURN AREA. DESPITE THE COOL TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE AND OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL ONLY INCREASE TO AROUND 30%. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ON SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTH WINDS REMAIN GUSTY AND MINIMUM RH/S DROP TO NEAR 6 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BURN AREA ON SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO LIKELY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (71200 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 TEMP............72 75 RH..............10 7 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 20 FT WIND GUST.12 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 8000 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..10 9 VENT CAT........GOOD GOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........32 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (60000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............75 66 57 52 48 43 RH..............6 9 14 19 22 26 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....7500 7500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W E E E E TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 6 7 7 7 VENT CAT........GOOD GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (101800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............39 48 66 75 82 85 RH..............30 24 14 11 8 7 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 16 19 20 19 20 FT WIND GUST. 17 18 22 22 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 2500 5000 5000 8000 TRANS WIND DIR..E E SE S S S TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 24 18 18 13 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...PLATT REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110415.DRINK.01/MAF