FNUS74 KMAF 220656 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 156 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0032 MDT ON JULY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... BROAD UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EDDY COUNTY... MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY STORM. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER NEW MEXICO WILL KEEP A SOUTHEAST 20FT WIND AT LESS THAN 20 MPH... AND THIS WILL HELP TO KEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE UP. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (79900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR/TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 15 30 TEMP............64 81 91 RH..............70 40 26 20 FT WIND DIR..W SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 15 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 18 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 5000 12000 TRANS WIND DIR..W S E TRANS WIND SPD..7 3 6 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (7700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....30 20 20 TEMP............89 76 69 RH..............22 42 61 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 11 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....10700 8500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..S SW W TRANS WIND SPD..8 7 10 VENT CAT........GOOD POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41700 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 30 TEMP............64 78 87 RH..............78 48 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 16 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 7100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W S TRANS WIND SPD..7 9 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CAIN REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110722.LOOKO.01/MAF