FNUS74 KMAF 270115 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK HOUSE FIRE...SOUTHERN AREA IMT BLUE TEAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 815 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1904 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 EARLY EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE THIS EVENING. RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. VERY DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN SINGLE DIGIT RH AGAIN. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........27 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING AND BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE NIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (332000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (14600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 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............77 70 65 59 55 50 RH..............7 12 18 23 23 26 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..28 26 20 18 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.45 40 29 25 23 18 MIX HGT (FT)....8500 1000 1000 500 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..39 27 27 17 30 30 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 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.....FAIR (29500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (137000 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............42 52 64 68 72 75 RH..............27 18 11 9 8 6 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 15 16 14 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 22 20 16 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 3600 3600 6400 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W NW TRANS WIND SPD..9 9 11 21 21 21 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR VYGOOD VYGOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAMLET SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110426.ROCKH.04/MAF