FNUS74 KMAF 262138 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 438 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1505 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 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED OVER 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE THIS EVENING. RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. VERY DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN SINGLE DIGIT RH AGAIN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........27 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH...GUSTS TO 55 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (332000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR LATER THIS EVENING WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............80 70 62 55 RH..............9 12 17 23 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..34 26 22 20 20 FT WIND GUST.50 40 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....8500 1000 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..39 27 17 30 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (137000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............52 55 64 71 RH..............27 14 9 7 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 15 16 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 22 MIX HGT (FT)....500 3000 3600 6400 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW W NW TRANS WIND SPD..9 11 21 21 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110426.ROCKH.03/MAF