FNUS74 KMAF 071647
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR SERPENTINE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1147 AM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1024 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WEST OF A
DRYLINE EXTENDING FROM HOBBS TO MARFA AS GUSTY AND DRY SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL
BE POOR. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
TOMORROW.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 22 TO 27 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (76000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (292700 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      10     10     10
TEMP............90     91     92     93
RH..............13     10     8      8
20 FT WIND DIR..ESE    W      SW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..5      24     27     27
20 FT WIND GUST.10     30     35     35
MIX HGT (FT)....4500   14500  14500  15500
TRANS WIND DIR..W      W      W      W
TRANS WIND SPD..16     19     19     19
VENT CAT........GOOD   EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........13-23 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (247000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....10     10     10     0      0      0
TEMP............91     83     78     74     71     68
RH..............8      11     14     17     19     21
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      SW     SW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..27     21     17     17     19     21
20 FT WIND GUST.30     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)....13000  13000  BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W      W      W      SW     SW     W
TRANS WIND SPD..19     19     13     13     13     15
VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 26 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (309000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............66     74     84     92     98     99
RH..............22     16     12     9      8      7
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     W      W      W      SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..20     22     24     26     25     25
20 FT WIND GUST.              25     30     30     30
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 5500   13000  13000  15000
TRANS WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      SW     SW     SW
TRANS WIND SPD..15     15     20     21     21     21
VENT CAT........POOR   POOR   VYGOOD EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$

FORECASTER...DEBERRY
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110607.SERPE.01/MAF