FNUS74 KMAF 262337
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
637 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43000 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............66           81           90
RH..............63           34           23
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           S
20 FT WIND SPD..12           13           15
20 FT WIND GUST.15           15           17
MIX HGT (FT)....500          3500         10100
TRANS WIND DIR..W            NW           E
TRANS WIND SPD..5            6            2
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 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............89           77           71
RH..............24           36           49
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SE           E
20 FT WIND SPD..15           12           9
20 FT WIND GUST.20           15           11
MIX HGT (FT)....10100        500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..S            S            SW
TRANS WIND SPD..4            5            5
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (150000 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           89
RH..............57           36           26
20 FT WIND DIR..E            E            E
20 FT WIND SPD..9            10           15
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       6500         9900
TRANS WIND DIR..E            E            E
TRANS WIND SPD..5            5            10
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         VYGOOD
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

$$

FORECASTER...CAIN
REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110726.LOOKO.01/MAF