FNUS74 KMAF 120036
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BURRO MESA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
736 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1916 CDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND VEER AROUND TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT
WITH SPEEDS DROPPING TO AROUND 5 MPH.  RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL HEAT UP TO THE UPPER 90S FRIDAY WHILE RH/S DROP
TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT.  WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH MOST OF THE
DAY...ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS.
VENTILATION LOOKS TO BE POOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT
                    TERRAIN DOMINATED LATE
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        ISOLTD       ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM       TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....30           30           10
TEMP............102          92           82
RH..............20           29           45
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           S
20 FT WIND SPD..9             7           6
20 FT WIND GUST.14
MIX HGT (FT)....12500        1500         1000
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..3            7            7
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13300 KNOT-FT).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                          S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         TSTORM
CHC PCPN (%)....10           10           20
TEMP............76           84           95
RH..............58           42           28
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           SW           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4            4            6
20 FT WIND GUST.                          11
MIX HGT (FT)....500          4000         9500
TRANS WIND DIR..NW           NW           NW
TRANS WIND SPD..4            6            5
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
HAINES INDEX....3            3            2

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FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...ED WALDRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110811.BURRO.02/MAF