FNUS74 KMAF 250608 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 108 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2327 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 FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS EDDY COUNTY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...WITH TUESDAY THE MORE CRITICAL DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 34 TO 44 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (225400 KNOT-FT). 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............51 60 69 75 80 81 RH..............36 26 18 14 11 9 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..30 35 42 43 45 44 20 FT WIND GUST.40 45 55 60 65 60 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 4000 6000 6000 7000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..24 24 28 31 31 33 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........24 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 28 TO 38 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 50 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (240000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............78 69 63 60 58 55 RH..............9 12 14 16 18 21 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..42 41 40 38 38 38 20 FT WIND GUST.60 55 55 50 50 50 MIX HGT (FT)....8000 8000 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..30 30 13 32 32 32 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 5 5 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING DUST. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........STRONG WINDS. WEST WINDS 42 TO 52 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (46500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (280000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............53 60 72 79 84 85 RH..............24 19 13 10 8 6 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..37 40 43 48 51 52 20 FT WIND GUST.50 55 60 65 70 75 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2000 5500 5500 7000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..15 15 26 39 39 40 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 4 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110424.LASTC.02/MAF