FNUS74 KMAF 050308 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN CANYON...NM STATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1008 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1858 MDT ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... NOTE...THIS FORECAST IS FOR BOTH LOCATIONS. UPSLOPE 20FT WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY WILL BECOME SOUTH 5-10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. EXPECT MIN RH OF 25-30 PERCENT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SACRAMENTOS BETWEEN 1200 AND 1400 MDT FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET FRIDAY. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. IF POSSIBLE...UPDATED OBS FOR THE WILDFIRE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21200 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............68 73 79 85 88 88 RH..............53 46 37 32 29 29 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 9000 11500 11500 12500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W S S S S TRANS WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 2 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MAX HUMIDITY........50 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............86 81 77 75 73 71 RH..............31 36 41 44 46 47 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 4 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W W W SW TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 9 4 4 3 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24800 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 73 80 85 87 88 RH..............50 43 34 29 26 26 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 10500 14000 14000 10500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W S S S S TRANS WIND SPD..2 2 2 4 4 2 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...CURRAN REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110804.LINCO.02/MAF