FNUS74 KSJT 250316 FWSSJT SPOT FORECAST FOR SMITH FIRE...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO 1016 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2210 CDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS PARTS OF THE CONCHO VALLEY AND BIG COUNTRY. WEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE SAME AREAS. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO VALLEY AS STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11900-12400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 38 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........56 53 37 36 36 37 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............73 74 82 89 95 99 RH..............81 74 47 32 22 15 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 11 SW 14 SW 14 SW 16 SW 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 30 35 40 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 10 S 11 SW 14 SW 14 SW 16 SW 18 EYE LEVEL WIND..20 25 25 30 35 40 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 11500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 9300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 39 MPH INCREASING TO 41 TO 49 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 14 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 16 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 9 10 10 11 14 WEATHER COV.....S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............97 88 75 70 65 63 RH..............14 15 18 22 28 31 20 FT WIND......SW 17 W 14 W 12 SW 8 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 25 15 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 17 W 14 W 12 SW 8 SW 6 W 6 EYE LEVEL WIND..35 30 25 15 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 36 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........17 18 19 20 19 17 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 63 75 84 89 94 RH..............34 32 26 17 13 10 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 10 NW 13 NW 14 W 14 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 25 30 30 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 6 W 6 W 10 NW 13 NW 14 W 14 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 20 25 30 30 $$ FORECASTER...CUNNINGHAM REQUESTED BY...ABILENE DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110524.SMITH.02/SJT