FNUS74 KMAF 192018 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 318 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1420 CDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT OVER THE AREA WERE ON THE DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO LAST OVER THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AND BECOME LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED OVERNIGHT. SINCE DRY AIR WILL PERSIST OVER THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO AROUND 50. RECOVERY WILL BE POOR THOUGH...LIKELY STAYING BELOW 30%. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........24-28 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED LATE. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (119000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (5300 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 (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............79 71 62 58 56 53 RH..............8 11 15 18 21 26 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..16 12 8 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.23 20 14 MIX HGT (FT)....7600 7600 200 200 200 200 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W W W TRANS WIND SPD..19 19 9 8 8 9 VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (178500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............50 58 71 78 82 84 RH..............29 23 14 10 8 7 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 13 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....200 200 2600 11900 11900 13400 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 7 15 15 12 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110419.ROCKH.01/MAF