FNUS74 KMAF 190142
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
842 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2001 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 SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS RIDGETOPS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE...ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RH RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED AS SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDS WILL BECOME
WESTERLY ON TUESDAY AND WILL LIKELY BE STRONGER THAN WHAT
OCCURRED TODAY. RIDGETOP GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 MPH DURING
THE AFTERNOON. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RH/S
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ONCE AGAIN.


.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGES... SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.
                    VALLEYS... DOWNVALLEY LESS THAN 10 MPH
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (273000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      8 PM         MIDNGT       4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............81           62           56
RH..............8            15           22
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..22           19           21
20 FT WIND GUST.32           30           35
MIX HGT (FT)....10000        BLW100       500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           SW           W
TRANS WIND SPD..26           13           19
VENT CAT........EXCLNT       POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGES... WINDY. WEST WINDS 22 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    VALLEYS... UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 24 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (284000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............50           72           84
RH..............29           13           8
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..17           26           30
20 FT WIND GUST.24           35           45
MIX HGT (FT)....500          1500         5000
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..18           31           26
VENT CAT........POOR         FAIR         EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

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FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110418.ROCKH.02/MAF