FNUS74 KMAF 252308 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 608 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1646 MDT ON JULY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH OVERALL CHANGE TUESDAY FROM MONDAY...AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THAT IS MINIMUM RH/S WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE GOOD. SINCE A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL BE OVER...OR NEAR...THE WILDFIRE SITE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY WEAK...WITH THE DIRECTION SOMEWHAT VARIABLE. HOWEVER...ANY THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS COULD SEND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE FIRE FROM WHATEVER DIRECTION THE STORM IS FROM THE FIRE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28700 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 20 TEMP............66 80 90 RH..............55 42 29 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD.. 4 5 7 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....500 3000 6200 TRANS WIND DIR..W W S TRANS WIND SPD..7 8 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED AFTER SUNSET. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM NONE CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 10 TEMP............89 78 71 RH..............28 40 51 20 FT WIND DIR.. S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD.. 8 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.13 MIX HGT (FT)....6200 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..S S SW TRANS WIND SPD..8 6 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63100 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 TEMP............67 81 90 RH..............50 35 24 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 3000 5700 TRANS WIND DIR..SW W E TRANS WIND SPD..10 5 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110725.LOOKO.01/MAF