FNUS74 KMAF 211302 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 802 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0638 MDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY AT THE BURN SITE WITH A LOCALIZED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKE POSSIBLE. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BUT BECOME EAST AT 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 20 TEMP............68 83 93 RH..............49 29 22 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 3500 12500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW E NE TRANS WIND SPD..3 3 7 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........66 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (96000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 10 TEMP............91 76 69 RH..............24 41 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE VRB 20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 MIX HGT (FT)....12000 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..E SE S TRANS WIND SPD..8 12 4 VENT CAT........GOOD POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 30 TEMP............64 78 87 RH..............66 40 29 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 6000 11000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW E E TRANS WIND SPD..6 5 10 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CICCONE REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110721.LOOKO.01/MAF