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SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
240 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1317 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

*****VERY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY*****

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ACTIVITY EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE
THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. 20 FOOT WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH RH/S
DROPPING TO AROUND 6 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME THIS
EVENING BUT STILL REMAIN AT 20 TO 30 MPH BEFORE BECOMING
NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH
OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL BE POOR.
RH/S WILL DROP TO AROUND 5 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS OVER 45 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (410000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....AREAS        AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....BLDUST       BLDUST
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0
TEMP............79           81
RH..............9            6
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..20           30
20 FT WIND GUST.30           40
MIX HGT (FT)....7000         10000
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..37           41
VENT CAT........EXCLNT       EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........21 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING
                    AND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (387000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....AREAS
WEATHER TYPE....BLDUST      NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............79           55           46
RH..............6            14           19
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..35           25           10
20 FT WIND GUST.50           35           20
MIX HGT (FT)....9000         1000         500
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..43           27           23
VENT CAT........EXCLNT       POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (105600 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............40           61           74
RH..............21           9            5
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           NW           NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12           15           10
20 FT WIND GUST.20           25           20
MIX HGT (FT)....500          4000         4800
TRANS WIND DIR..N            NW           NW
TRANS WIND SPD..4            10           11
VENT CAT........POOR         FAIR         GOOD
HAINES INDEX....3            3            4

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FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110426.LASTC.01/MAF