FNUS74 KMAF 060054 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LINCOLN CANYON...NM ADC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 754 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1808 MDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT GENERAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS MEANING OTHER FACTORS WILL BE MORE IMPORTANT TO WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL SEE AN UPSLOPE FLOW WITH SOME DOWNSLOPE FLOW OCCURRING AT NIGHT THOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT LOCATED AT THE SITE...THEY SHOULD BE IN CLOSE ENOUGH PROXIMITY TO SEND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES CAUSING SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED AS WELL AS TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES HAVE MOVED THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 0 TO 5 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21500 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD SCATTD SCATTD SCATTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 20 30 30 30 TEMP............66 71 78 85 87 88 RH..............53 46 37 30 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 6 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 12 12 12 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 8500 11000 11000 10000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW N TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 4 3 3 2 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........49 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (100 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV.....SCATTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....30 20 20 10 10 10 TEMP............85 79 74 71 69 67 RH..............31 37 42 45 46 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 4 4 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....11000 11000 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..2 2 4 10 10 9 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY BECOMING EAST TO SOUTH EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50400 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD SCATTD SCATTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 20 30 30 TEMP............65 71 80 86 88 88 RH..............49 40 30 24 22 21 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 4 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 10000 13500 13500 12500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W NE NE NE E TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 4 4 4 4 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HENNIG REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110805.LINCO.01/MAF