FNUS74 KMAF 081042 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLEAXE...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 542 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0421 MDT ON JUNE 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO NEAR 15 MPH SUSTAINED WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST AS WILL MINIMUM RH'S IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET AND BECOME SOUTHEAST LATE WHILE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL AGAIN THURSDAY AS WINDS BECOME WEST SOUTHWEST AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY. IT APPEARS ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 105. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (266000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 0 0 TEMP............68 82 97 104 RH..............39 22 10 7 20 FT WIND DIR..SE W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 14 17 20 FT WIND GUST. 22 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 4500 9000 15100 TRANS WIND DIR..SE NW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..4 11 13 14 VENT CAT........POOR FAIR EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........32 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE...THEN TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (234000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 TEMP............102 89 82 77 RH..............8 13 18 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..17 12 9 3 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 5 MIX HGT (FT)....9000 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SW S SE E TRANS WIND SPD..13 9 5 3 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 104. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (232400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 10 10 TEMP............69 82 95 102 RH..............32 21 9 6 20 FT WIND DIR..E S W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 8 14 19 20 FT WIND GUST.5 20 22 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2000 8900 15000 TRANS WIND DIR..E NW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..3 5 13 13 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110608.BATTL.01/MAF