FNUS74 KMAF 071407 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR FELIX...NM-ADC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 907 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0749 MDT ON MAY 07. 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 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES PLUS POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL AID IN GENERATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION TO AFTERNOON RH 3-5 PERCENT AND WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HAINES INDICIES CAN BE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........3 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (216000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............65 78 88 92 RH..............12 7 5 3 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 14 20 25 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 35 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 12500 18000 18000 TRANS WIND DIR..W SW SW W TRANS WIND SPD..14 6 9 12 VENT CAT........POOR GOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........12 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (247500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............92 79 71 63 RH..............2 4 6 9 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..24 18 19 19 20 FT WIND GUST.30 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....15000 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W SW W W TRANS WIND SPD..17 14 16 16 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 6 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........3 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (278200 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............59 72 85 91 RH..............12 7 5 3 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..19 19 23 30 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 30 40 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 8500 12000 13000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..16 24 23 21 VENT CAT........POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...NM ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110507.FELIX.01/MAF