FNUS74 KMAF 102246 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR QUEEN...FS-LNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 546 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1555 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 UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... WINDS IN THE VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BREEZY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS MAY BE UP TO 20 MPH STRONGER THAN PROTECTED AREAS IN THE VALLEY. WINDS PROVIDED FOR THE SPOT... MIGHT BE LOWER THAN EXPECTED BUT WENT WITH HIGH END POSSIBILITY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COOLER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THAN THE LAST FEW DAYS. RECOVERY TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE POOR AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ONLY INCREASE TO THE MID 30S. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TOMORROW AFTERNOON GUSTING IN THE MID 40S. NO CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........37 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (372000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO FAIR (25100 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............80 70 61 57 54 51 RH..............11 13 20 22 26 31 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..23 20 15 10 20 23 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 25 20 30 35 MIX HGT (FT)....12000 12000 500 500 500 1000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W TRANS WIND SPD..31 31 11 23 23 27 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 4 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 21 TO 32 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (207400 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............48 56 65 71 73 74 RH..............37 24 14 9 8 8 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..23 21 26 31 32 32 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 40 45 45 45 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 4000 7000 7000 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..14 14 24 24 24 25 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HAWLEY REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110510.QUEEN.03/MAF