FNUS74 KMAF 142054 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 354 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1413 MDT ON JUNE 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH TODAY WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AS A TROUGH MOVES EAST AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE WIND SHIFT SHOULD BE GRADUAL WITH THE FRONT BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST SEVERAL HOURS LONGER WEST OF THE RIVER THAN ON THE EAST SIDE SO BE CAUTIOUS FOR AN EARLIER NORTHEAST WIND SHIFT SHOULD THE FIRE MOVE EAST OF THE RIVER. LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED TOMORROW. VERY FEW CLOUDS AND NO RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED. NOTE: THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON THE LAT/LON GIVEN WHICH MAY BE THE RAWS SITE AND NOT THE FIRE LOCATION...THOUGH THEY ARE CLOSE AND SHOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE AND SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........19 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (243000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............100 93 84 81 76 72 RH..............4 5 7 9 11 13 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 11 9 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....13500 13500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W NW TRANS WIND SPD..18 18 12 9 9 10 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 6 6 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE AND SMOKE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 10 10 10 TEMP............66 75 85 92 96 97 RH..............17 14 10 9 8 8 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 2000 13500 13500 14500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N N NW NW W TRANS WIND SPD..10 10 9 5 5 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...HENNIG REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110614.LOOP_.01/MAF