FNUS74 KMAF 252215 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 515 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1456 MDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... WESTERLY DOWNSLOPING WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WIND SPEEDS REMAINING ABOVE 20 MPH WILL ELIMINATE ANY CHANCE FOR DIURNAL TERRAIN EFFECTS GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE SPOT IN THE ELEVATED PLAINS JUST EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 20 MPH...AND GIVEN FAIR TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH WILL REMAIN HENCE THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AND BE STRONGER THAN WAS SEEN TODAY CONTINUING FROM THE WEST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........28 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (182000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (9800 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............82 73 65 60 58 57 RH..............9 11 14 17 21 24 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..31 27 24 20 20 21 20 FT WIND GUST.45 40 33 31 31 32 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 6500 300 200 200 200 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..28 28 13 15 15 18 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING DUST. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 28 TO 38 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (380000 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............56 66 79 84 90 92 RH..............28 20 12 10 7 5 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..25 28 31 34 36 37 20 FT WIND GUST.37 41 45 48 49 50 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 2900 9300 9300 9300 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..18 18 33 37 37 44 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...HENNIG REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110425.ROCKH.02/MAF