FNUS74 KMAF 230245
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR ACREY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
945 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2024 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS COULD SPREAD IN FROM THE EAST WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 2
HOURS WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.  SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD LAST THROUGH
MIDNIGHT MDT.  WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED AFTER
SHOWERS AND STORMS DISSIPATE.  RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD.
IT WILL BE HOT AGAIN SATURDAY WITH HIGHS AROUND 90 AND SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.  GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES
AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.


.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING
                    AND VERY EARLY SATURDAY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED LATE.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (72000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (3200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM      5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY     MCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD    SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM    TSTORM    NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....40        40        10        10
TEMP............84        76        71        68
RH..............50        55        60        69
20 FT WIND DIR..E         SE        S         SW
20 FT WIND SPD..11        11        5          4
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....12000     500       500       500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE        SE        S         S
TRANS WIND SPD..6         14        8         5
VENT CAT........GOOD      POOR      POOR      POOR
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (131400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                    CHANCE    CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      TSTORM    TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....10        10        30        30
TEMP............68        78        88        91
RH..............70        47        31        26
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        SW         S        SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4          5         8        11
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500       2500      7600      10000
TRANS WIND DIR..SW        NE        NE        E
TRANS WIND SPD..4         1         11        11
VENT CAT........POOR      POOR      VYGOOD    VYGOOD
HAINES INDEX....3         3         3         3

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FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110722.ACREY.01/MAF