FNUS74 KMAF 020259
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVERSIDE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
959 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2020 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FORECAST TONIGHT. RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT...ESPECIALLY
IF ADDITIONAL RAINS MOVE IN. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR
ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST WITH MINIMUM RH/S FALLING TO 15
TO 20 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. STRONGER GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      8 PM         MIDNGT       4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE       CHANCE       CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM       TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....40           40           40
TEMP............70           67           64
RH..............91           65           70
20 FT WIND DIR..E             S           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5             9           10
20 FT WIND GUST.             15           15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000         500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..S            SW           S
TRANS WIND SPD..10           15           12
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH..INCREASING TO
                    15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /154000 KNOT-FT/.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD       ISOLTD       ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM       TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....20           20           20
TEMP............62           75           85
RH..............70           32           20
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..10           15           17
20 FT WIND GUST.             20           25
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       2500         7500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..7            12           18
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         VRYGOOD
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...ART ARIAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110601.RIVER.01/MAF