FNUS74 KMAF 102238 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR QUEEN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 335 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0154 MDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE BURN SITE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. RECOVERY WILL REMAIN VERY POOR THIS MORNING...AND MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL FALL WELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY WEDNESDAY...AND WILL REMAIN AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AS THE SURFACE TROUGH MOVES FARTHER EAST. CONTINUED VERY DRY WITH RH VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT TUESDAY DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON (252000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 TEMP............55 72 81 RH..............18 11 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 18 23 20 FT WIND GUST.18 24 33 MIX HGT (FT)....500 4500 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W TRANS WIND SPD..14 29 28 VENT CAT........POOR VYGOOD EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 TEMP............80 67 60 RH..............6 11 15 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 FT WIND GUST.28 28 28 MIX HGT (FT)....9500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W TRANS WIND SPD..29 11 16 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 23 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (175000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 TEMP............54 61 67 RH..............19 16 12 20 FT WIND DIR.. W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..16 18 22 20 FT WIND GUST.22 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 4000 7000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW W W TRANS WIND SPD..11 15 20 VENT CAT........POOR GOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...ART ARIAS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110510.QUEEN.02/MAF