FNUS74 KMAF 110259 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR DINNER COMPLEX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 959 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2016 MDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN WAS OBSERVED TODAY. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY IMPROVED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD BRING SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM RH/S THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ALONG WITH GOOD RECOVERY AT NIGHT. WINDS LOOK TO BE MOSTLY LIGHT FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST OR TERRAIN DOMINATED AT NIGHT...AND SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED OUTFLOWS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (80000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 40 40 40 TEMP............68 73 83 90 92 89 RH..............68 57 40 28 25 28 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 11 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 17 18 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 1500 5500 5500 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W SW TRANS WIND SPD..16 16 17 8 8 9 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR GOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 3 3 3 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY 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............87 85 78 75 71 69 RH..............33 35 44 55 59 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 7 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 4000 500 500 500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..10 10 5 8 8 9 VENT CAT........GOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (63000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 20 20 20 TEMP............66 71 81 88 94 92 RH..............73 59 41 31 22 24 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 13 13 13 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2000 8000 9000 9000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W NW TRANS WIND SPD..10 10 10 6 7 7 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110810.DINNE.01/MAF