FNUS74 KMAF 021620 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PHIL...STATE/BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1120 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 MDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL LIFT TO THE EAST OF THE REGION TODAY. CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...BUT WILL GRADUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY WARMER TUESDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS WEEK WITH CRITICAL AFTERNOON RH/S AGAIN AS SOON AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 20 MPH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (22000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (157300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............44 50 53 55 56 RH..............44 34 31 29 27 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 12 12 17 18 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 6500 11500 13500 13500 TRANS WIND DIR..NE NE N N N TRANS WIND SPD..16 16 11 12 12 VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........70 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (168000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (100 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 MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............55 49 44 40 37 34 RH..............27 33 41 46 53 62 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NE NE E E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..19 15 10 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 MIX HGT (FT)....12000 12000 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..N N N E E SE TRANS WIND SPD..14 14 5 5 5 4 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (48000 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............32 40 53 61 67 70 RH..............70 51 32 24 15 12 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 5000 8500 8500 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW W W SW TRANS WIND SPD..5 5 7 3 3 6 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110502.PHIL_.01/MAF