FNUS74 KMAF 291043 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LAST CHANCE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 543 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0419 MDT ON APRIL 29. 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 TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... MODEST SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS CURRENTLY OBSERVED...WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON CREATING VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OFF MAINLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN TOMORROW BUT NEAR OR LOW END RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN DIRECTION. WINDS WILL FINALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT AND BE PREPARED FOR A NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WIND SHIFT SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88. MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 34 TO 44 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (466000 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 MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............61 64 73 79 84 86 RH..............15 13 10 8 6 5 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..16 27 36 40 42 44 20 FT WIND GUST.22 40 50 55 60 65 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 2000 8000 8000 11500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..15 15 19 33 33 41 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 32 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (375000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (1200 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 (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............84 75 68 63 59 55 RH..............4 6 9 11 14 18 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..44 41 37 34 32 31 20 FT WIND GUST.65 60 55 50 50 45 MIX HGT (FT)....9000 9000 500 500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W W SW TRANS WIND SPD..40 40 18 18 18 25 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 6 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH INCREASING TO 60 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (296000 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 MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............53 60 67 72 76 77 RH..............20 17 13 11 9 8 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..32 34 38 40 40 40 20 FT WIND GUST.50 50 55 60 60 60 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 3500 7500 7500 9000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..25 25 27 32 32 32 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HENNIG REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110429.LASTC.01/MAF