FNUS74 KMAF 112300 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR DINNER COMPLEX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 600 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1617 MDT ON AUGUST 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH SATURDAY AS PLENTIFUL LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MIN RH/S SHOULD FALL TO 25-30 PCT BOTH AFTERNOONS... WITH GOOD RECOVERY EXPECTED AT NIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (45000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 20 20 20 TEMP............67 71 79 85 90 88 RH..............71 60 44 35 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2500 7500 7500 8500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..11 11 17 6 6 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........64 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH DEVELOPING INVERSION. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY 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............86 81 76 74 72 71 RH..............29 35 42 47 54 59 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 6 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....7500 7500 500 500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 6 6 6 8 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (105000 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 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 20 20 20 TEMP............69 73 79 85 88 88 RH..............64 56 44 36 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 10 12 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 4500 6500 7000 7000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SE E E E TRANS WIND SPD..7 7 9 13 13 14 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR GOOD VYGOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...LINDSEY REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110811.DINNE.01/MAF