FNUS74 KMAF 261141 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 641 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0503 MDT ON APRIL 26. 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... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY...WITH VERY DRY AIR AND BREEZY WINDS FOLLOWING THIS FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 28 TO 38 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (429000 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 88 90 RH..............28 20 12 10 7 6 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..27 31 36 40 37 37 20 FT WIND GUST.35 40 50 55 55 55 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3500 6000 6000 11000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..21 21 32 32 32 39 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........24 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (399000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (6300 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 (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............88 73 61 53 50 48 RH..............5 8 13 17 20 22 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..38 36 31 25 20 17 20 FT WIND GUST.55 50 40 35 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)....9500 9500 500 BLW100 BLW100 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..42 42 16 21 21 14 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (165700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............47 56 68 73 76 79 RH..............24 17 11 9 8 7 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 16 17 16 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 4000 7500 7500 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..10 10 8 18 18 20 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR VYGOOD VYGOOD EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110426.ROCKH.01/MAF