FNUS74 KMAF 090042 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM S CANYON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 742 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1750 MDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STAY OVERHEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...BRINGING CONTINUED HOT TEMPERATURES. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY. KEEP IN MIND ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. OTHERWISE... TEMPERATURES CLIMBING OVER 100 DEGREES ALONG WITH A FAIRLY DRY SURFACE AIRMASS WILL BRING MINIMUM RH/S AROUND 15 PCT AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GOOD RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD BE MOSTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING...WITH WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (82400 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 (%)....0 0 0 10 10 10 TEMP............73 78 85 93 98 102 RH..............50 41 31 23 19 15 20 FT WIND DIR..W S SE E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 2 2 9 9 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 13 16 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2500 7500 8500 10300 TRANS WIND DIR..W W NW SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..9 9 6 4 4 8 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........60 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH... BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 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............100 93 85 79 77 75 RH..............16 20 29 35 40 50 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....5000 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE S SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..10 10 11 7 5 5 VENT CAT........FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110808.TOMSC.02/MAF