FNUS74 KMAF 231935
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
235 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1315 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AND BECOME TERRAIN
DOMINATED SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. A HIGH HAINES INDEX WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AS AFTERNOON RH/S OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT
WILL COINCIDE WITH STRONGER WIND SPEEDS EACH DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........43 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (209000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....10        10        10        10
TEMP............77        62        53        52
RH..............8         13        23        30
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        SW        W         W
20 FT WIND SPD..19        12        15        15
20 FT WIND GUST.25
MIX HGT (FT)....11000     BLW100    BLW100    BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W         SW        W         W
TRANS WIND SPD..19        9         11        11
VENT CAT........EXCLNT    POOR      POOR      POOR
HAINES INDEX....6         6         6         6

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 31 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (308000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0         0         0         0
TEMP............48        62        72        77
RH..............42        26        16        11
20 FT WIND DIR..W         W         W         SW
20 FT WIND SPD..16        20        26        27
20 FT WIND GUST.20        25        35        35
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100    3000      8500      11000
TRANS WIND DIR..W         W         SW        SW
TRANS WIND SPD..12        15        22        28
VENT CAT........POOR      FAIR      EXCLNT    EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5         4         4         5

$$

FORECASTER...FAGEN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110423.ROCKH.02/MAF