FNUS74 KMAF 302212 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR DONALDSON...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 512 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 MDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS IN PLACE WITH RH/S NEAR 15 PERCENT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND RH/S SLOWLY INCREASE. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR. ANOTHER NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS IT BECOMES BREEZY AGAIN WITH MINIMUM RH/S DROPPING TO NEAR 17 PERCENT. IN ADDITION AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT AGAIN. BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS AGAIN BECOME LIGHT AND TERRAIN DOMINATED FRIDAY NIGHT WITH FAIR RH RECOVERY AGAIN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED EVENING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (217500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 TEMP............91 77 70 RH..............17 29 43 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S VRB 20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 MIX HGT (FT)....14500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..S S S TRANS WIND SPD..15 9 0 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (71400 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 TEMP............64 81 90 RH..............58 35 20 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 9 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 6000 12000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW E TRANS WIND SPD..0 3 4 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........50-70 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (110500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 TEMP............88 75 68 RH..............25 37 50 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S VRB 20 FT WIND SPD..15 10 5 20 FT WIND GUST.25 15 MIX HGT (FT)....12000 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE S TRANS WIND SPD..9 8 10 VENT CAT........VYGOOD POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CICCONE/CURRAN REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110630.DONAL.01/MAF