FNUS74 KMAF 230430
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1130 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2201 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS... OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.  WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
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 PICKING UP DURING THE 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD       SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....40           30
TEMP............74           68
RH..............48           63
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           S
20 FT WIND SPD..14           12
20 FT WIND GUST.             15
MIX HGT (FT)....3000         500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           SE
TRANS WIND SPD..15           5
VENT CAT........FAIR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....3            3

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (109400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                          CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....10           10           30
TEMP............64           78           87
RH..............73           43           30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           S
20 FT WIND SPD..13           14           16
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500          2500         7500
TRANS WIND DIR..S            SW           W
TRANS WIND SPD..4            2            10
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         VYGOOD
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

$$

FORECASTER...CAIN
REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110722.LOOKO.02/MAF