FNUS74 KMAF 240522
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1201 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2239 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
WITH AFTERNOON HEATING AND PLENTIFUL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
AREA...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE
SOUTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE
SOUTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....20           10
TEMP............74           67
RH..............40           65
20 FT WIND DIR..E            SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10            7
20 FT WIND GUST.15           15
MIX HGT (FT)....1500         500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           S
TRANS WIND SPD..13           6
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....3            3

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (46000 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....30 PERCENT.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD       ISOLTD       SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM       TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....10           10           30
TEMP............63           76           85
RH..............80           56           40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           S
20 FT WIND SPD..10           11           13
20 FT WIND GUST.15           20           20
MIX HGT (FT)....500          1500         3300
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            SE
TRANS WIND SPD..11           8            3
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

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FORECASTER...VESPER
REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110723.LOOKO.01/MAF