FNUS74 KMAF 041746 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN CANYON...NM ADC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1246 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1117 MDT ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS. THE WINDS MAY BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE IF THIS OCCURS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT THE 20 FOOT WINDS TO INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 13 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 18 PERCENT DURING MAX HEATING TODAY. RECOVERY TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE FAIR...WITH LIGHT...TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 20 20 20 TEMP............86 90 93 91 RH..............30 25 20 22 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 14 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 12000 13000 13000 TRANS WIND DIR..SE E SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..4 8 6 6 VENT CAT........POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........54 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 10 10 10 TEMP............89 80 76 73 72 68 RH..............23 40 43 44 45 48 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 0 0 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 MIX HGT (FT)....13000 13000 500 BLW100 BLW100 500 TRANS WIND DIR..S S W E E NW TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 5 0 0 7 VENT CAT........FAIR FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............69 72 79 86 92 94 RH..............50 48 35 29 24 22 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 7 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 8000 12500 12500 13000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W S S S S TRANS WIND SPD..0 0 3 4 4 3 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110804.LINCO.01/MAF