FNUS74 KMAF 161508 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1008 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0916 CDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...AND RH SHOULD FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT. WARMER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH CONTINUED POOR RECOVERY. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH SUNDAY...AND VERY DRY AIR WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED SINGLE DIGIT RH READINGS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH SUNDAY...ALONG WITH A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH... WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (136400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............52 60 68 74 76 RH..............20 13 8 6 6 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 12 12 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2500 3500 5000 5800 TRANS WIND DIR..W S SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..5 7 13 13 15 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........35 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 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............73 67 61 58 56 54 RH..............7 9 12 15 20 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 14 11 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 19 16 17 17 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1000 500 300 200 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW S S S SW TRANS WIND SPD..14 14 11 17 17 13 VENT CAT........FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON. (205000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............55 60 72 78 82 85 RH..............31 21 11 7 6 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 13 16 18 19 19 20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 23 25 27 27 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 3000 6000 8500 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..15 15 20 21 21 24 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110416.ROCKH.01/MAF