FNUS74 KMAF 031251 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR WELLS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 751 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0624 MDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RH/S WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...AND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH ANY THAT DO DEVELOP. RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE SATURDAY...AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (18400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (224700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 20 20 TEMP............67 77 83 88 89 RH..............41 25 17 12 10 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1500 11000 11000 13500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..5 14 17 17 17 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....4 3 3 3 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (221000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 10 10 10 TEMP............87 79 72 68 66 65 RH..............10 14 22 31 37 43 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE E N 20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 8 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....13000 13000 500 500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S NE TRANS WIND SPD..17 17 3 5 5 3 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 4 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (126000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............62 71 79 85 89 90 RH..............50 37 27 21 18 17 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 8 9 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 2000 11500 11500 14000 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW SW E E E TRANS WIND SPD..3 3 3 6 6 9 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110603.WELLS.02/MAF