FNUS74 KMAF 242201 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 501 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1521 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... WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE DROPPING TO AROUND 15 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. RECOVERY WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY...AND WILL BRING WINDIER CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER AND A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...AND RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE IN EFFECT AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........38 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON... DECREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (334000 KNOT-FT) THIS AFTERNOON... BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION THIS EVENING. 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 76 67 62 60 59 RH..............9 11 17 22 26 30 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..22 15 13 13 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.30 25 20 20 22 22 MIX HGT (FT)....8000 1000 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W W W TRANS WIND SPD..29 29 13 16 16 16 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 3 3 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (315000 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............53 60 65 72 75 78 RH..............38 26 17 13 10 9 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..21 24 27 31 31 30 20 FT WIND GUST.30 35 37 40 40 38 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 4000 7000 7000 7000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..16 16 32 35 35 37 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110424.ROCKH.02/MAF