FNUS74 KMAF 241822 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 122 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1148 MDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY AS A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN APPROACHES SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME VERY WINDY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON... WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT. WINDS WILL RELAX SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...WITH A FEW GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN AGAIN ON MONDAY... WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND SINGLE DIGIT RH EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (327400 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............73 79 81 81 RH..............14 12 11 11 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..20 35 40 40 20 FT WIND GUST.35 45 50 55 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 9000 9500 9500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..23 32 35 35 VENT CAT........GOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........34 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (370000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (8300 KNOT-FT) OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 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............78 69 63 60 57 55 RH..............12 16 20 23 26 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..40 40 35 30 30 30 20 FT WIND GUST.50 50 45 40 40 40 MIX HGT (FT)....10000 10000 500 500 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..37 37 22 19 19 15 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (193600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 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............52 59 70 76 79 81 RH..............34 26 18 14 11 9 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..30 35 40 40 45 45 20 FT WIND GUST.35 45 50 50 55 55 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 4500 6500 6500 7000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..13 13 31 28 28 28 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110424.LASTC.01/MAF