FNUS74 KMAF 262256 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR ACREY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 556 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1625 MDT ON JULY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... NO CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN WITH HOT WEATHER CONTINUING AS THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON/EVENING STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY AS DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE... UPSLOPE FLOW... AND OROGRAPHIC LIFT COMBINE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS AS WELL AS GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND WITH ANY STORM. MINIMUM RH AROUND 20 PERCENT ALONG WITH GOOD MOISTURE RECOVERY AT NIGHT EXPECTED. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44700 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............70 85 95 RH..............56 32 22 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 14 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 16 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 5000 9900 TRANS WIND DIR..W NW SE TRANS WIND SPD..5 4 3 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........53 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 TEMP............93 80 73 RH..............21 33 44 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....9900 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..S S S TRANS WIND SPD..4 6 7 VENT CAT........FAIR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (162000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. 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............70 84 94 RH..............53 32 23 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 9 11 20 FT WIND GUST.6 11 13 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 8000 10800 TRANS WIND DIR..E E E TRANS WIND SPD..3 6 10 VENT CAT........POOR FAIR VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CAIN REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110726.ACREY.01/MAF