FNUS74 KMAF 132338
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
638 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1702 MDT ON JUNE 13.
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...

20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY UP AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH
POOR RH RECOVERY...WITH NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES AND CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY BY NOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (352000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (0 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      0      0      0      10     10     10
TEMP............101    98     89     84     81     77     72
RH..............7      8      11     14     16     20     23
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     W      SW     SW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..12     11     10     9      9      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.25     20            10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....18500  15500  BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     W      SW     SW
TRANS WIND SPD..19     19     7      7      6      6      6
VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6      5      5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 22 TO 27 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (355900 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  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....10     10     10     0      0      0
TEMP............70     79     89     96     100    102
RH..............24     18     12     8      6      5
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..9      9      13     23     27     27
20 FT WIND GUST.10            15     30     35     35
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 10000  14500  14500  15500
TRANS WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANS WIND SPD..6      6      20     24     24     23
VENT CAT........POOR   POOR   EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$

FORECASTER...DEBERRY
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110613.LOOPF.01/MAF