FNUS74 KMAF 082005 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR DINNER COMPLEX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 305 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1347 MDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED NEAR THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON...AND HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED JUST WEST OF IT NEAR THE STATE LINE. THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO FORECAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS DUE TO THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA. GENERALLY EXPECT A NORTHERLY COMPONENT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...WITH FAIR RECOVERY ANTICIPATED TOMORROW MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AGAIN TOMORROW...AND THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER TOMORROW AS WELL. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40900 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 TEMP............104 107 RH..............24 20 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 MIX HGT (FT)....11500 15000 TRANS WIND DIR..N N TRANS WIND SPD..1 3 VENT CAT........POOR FAIR HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MAX HUMIDITY........53 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY 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............105 96 89 84 80 77 RH..............15 20 29 38 43 48 20 FT WIND DIR..ENE E ESE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 6 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.11 14 13 11 MIX HGT (FT)....12000 12000 500 500 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N SE SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..2 2 5 5 5 2 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (135000 KNOT-FT). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. 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............74 80 89 98 103 104 RH..............53 42 31 23 19 18 20 FT WIND DIR..E SW E ENE ESE ESE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 6 10 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 11 15 17 19 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2500 13000 13000 15000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW NW SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..3 3 6 6 6 9 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110808.DINNE.02/MAF