FNUS74 KMAF 221355 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED COMPLEX...NMADC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 855 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0720 MDT ON AUGUST 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT THE 20 FOOT WINDS TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINING WEST OF THE FIRE OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. MIN RH WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGHS NEAR 93. THE WINDS WILL CALM OVERNIGHT BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED. RH RECOVERY TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE FAIR IN THE MID 50 PERCENT RANGE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER 20 FOOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AND WARMER/LOWER AFTERNOON HIGHS/RH. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN TOO LOW FOR TOMORROW TO INCLUDE A MENTION IN THE FORECAST...ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE HIGHER THAN TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47400 KNOT-FT). TIME (MDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 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............67 74 82 88 91 89 RH..............67 50 35 28 24 22 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SSE SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 11 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 18 18 18 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2500 2500 7400 9300 9300 TRANS WIND DIR..NW E E SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..5 2 2 5 4 4 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (200 KNOT-FT). 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............89 80 76 73 70 65 RH..............24 31 36 42 46 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 6500 500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE S S S SW TRANS WIND SPD..4 4 7 9 9 8 VENT CAT........FAIR FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94. MIN HUMIDITY........19 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (53200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............66 70 78 85 90 93 RH..............57 50 38 29 22 19 20 FT WIND DIR..WSW WSW S SSE SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 10 12 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 17 18 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 4000 8500 8500 10400 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW E E E SE TRANS WIND SPD..7 7 1 7 7 4 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD FAIR HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110822.CROOK.01/MAF