FNUS74 KMAF 150329
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1029 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2110 MDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT TO MODEST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.
WIND SPEEDS IN NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS WILL BE AS MUCH AS
5 MPH LOWER THAN INDICATED IN THE FORECAST WITH NO OTHER
SIGNIFICANT TERRAIN EFFECTS. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT INCREASE NEAR
SUNRISE BEFORE DECREASING AND BECOMING NORTHERLY. A WEAK FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TOMORROW VEERING WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST
AND EVENTUALLY EAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (252000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE
CHC PCPN (%)....0      0      0      0      0
TEMP............88     82     78     73     68
RH..............3      5      9      16     19
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     WNW    WNW    NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7      9      10     10     12
20 FT WIND GUST.16     18     18     18     20
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W      W      W      NW     NW
TRANS WIND SPD..11     11     12     15     15
VENT CAT........POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR
HAINES INDEX....6      6      6      6      6

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (79400 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..............20     14     11     9      8      8
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      NE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..13     11     9      9      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.15            10
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 1500   12000  12000  14500
TRANS WIND DIR..N      N      N      NW     NW     NW
TRANS WIND SPD..8      8      11     9      9      5
VENT CAT........POOR   POOR   POOR   VYGOOD VYGOOD GOOD
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

$$

FORECASTER...HENNIG
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110614.LOOP_.02/MAF