FNUS74 KMAF 282218
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
518 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1710 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED
THIS EVENING...BUT POSSIBLY RISE TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT
FOR A PERIOD.  RECOVERY WILL BE POOR.  SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...AND FURTHER IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES.  RH'S WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10
PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SO A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT ACROSS THE BURN AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TERRAIN
                    DOMINATED THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (103500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (0 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  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............78     73     68     65     62     59
RH..............13     16     18     19     21     23
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9      8      5      4      5      4
20 FT WIND GUST.13     11     8
MIX HGT (FT)....8000   8000   BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      N      N      NW
TRANS WIND SPD..13     13     13     7      7      7
VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (500000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............56     65     75     81     88     89
RH..............25     23     18     14      9      7
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6      9      13     20     23     26
20 FT WIND GUST.       13     18     23     29     32
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 1500   8500   8500   13000
TRANS WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      W      W      W
TRANS WIND SPD..12     12     20     34     34     40
VENT CAT........POOR   POOR   POOR   EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      6

$$

FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110428.LASTC.01/MAF