FNUS74 KMAF 212347 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 647 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1719 MDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON AROUND 90 DEGREES. DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH VALUES OF AROUND 25 PERCENT. RH RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT. 20FT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 15 MPH OR LESS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 20 10 10 10 TEMP............89 83 77 72 69 67 65 RH..............24 31 39 48 54 61 69 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 15 16 13 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....10500 10000 500 500 BLW100 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..E E SE SE E SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..3 4 6 6 12 4 4 VENT CAT........POOR FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 4 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 11 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (62100 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 30 30 30 TEMP............64 71 79 86 89 89 RH..............72 59 43 33 28 26 20 FT WIND DIR..N SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 16 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2500 11500 11500 13000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SE E E SE TRANS WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110721.LOOKO.02/MAF