FNUS74 KMAF 181837 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 137 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1259 CDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE WILDFIRE SITE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. RH'S WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 5% THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL DROP OFF TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS EVENING AND COULD BECOME LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED...BUT THERE COULD BE PERIODS WHERE THE WINDS MAY INCREASE FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE NIGHT. RECOVERY WILL BE POOR...PROBABLY LESS THAN 25 PERCENT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY TO AT LEAST 20 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RH'S WILL DROP TO AROUND 5%. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (184400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............75 77 79 82 RH..............14 11 8 7 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 15 18 20 20 FT WIND GUST.22 25 28 32 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 8500 10000 10000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..16 17 19 19 VENT CAT........POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........27 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (196000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (9700 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............78 71 65 61 57 55 RH..............6 8 12 16 19 23 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..21 16 13 11 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.30 21 18 16 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....8500 8500 BLW100 500 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..23 23 22 16 16 20 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 28 MPH. GUSTS OVER 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (230000 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............52 54 66 73 78 80 RH..............28 23 16 12 8 6 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 14 18 20 25 28 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 24 26 35 44 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2500 5500 5500 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..18 18 29 27 27 27 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD VYGOOD VYGOOD EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110418.ROCKH.01/MAF