FNUS74 KMAF 241130 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 630 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0501 MDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... DRY...HOT AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO AROUND 90 AS RH'S DROP TO AROUND 5%. RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR AS DRY AIR REMAINS OVER THE AREA. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MORE MONDAY. IT WILL BE HOT AGAIN MONDAY...AND AS RH'S DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN...RED FLAG CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED AS WEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TOO. EVEN WINDIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY... AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED OVER THE BURN AREA FOR TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (284000 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............58 66 79 85 89 90 RH..............28 21 13 10 8 7 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 10 15 21 24 25 20 FT WIND GUST. 22 27 32 35 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 4500 8500 8500 10500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..9 9 19 25 25 27 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........35 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (286000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (7800 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 PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............87 76 67 63 61 61 RH..............7 11 17 23 26 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..25 17 15 13 12 9 20 FT WIND GUST.35 25 20 18 16 15 MIX HGT (FT)....11000 11000 BLW100 500 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W W W TRANS WIND SPD..26 26 12 14 14 16 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (323000 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............59 67 79 85 88 90 RH..............35 25 16 12 9 7 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 15 18 21 25 27 20 FT WIND GUST.15 22 26 29 33 40 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 4000 7000 7000 9500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..17 17 27 28 28 34 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....3 3 5 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110424.ROCKH.01/MAF