FNUS74 KMAF 180515
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCOY RANCH...TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1215 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2239 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY...

FAIR TO POOR RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH 20 FOOT SOUTH
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AS 20 FOOT WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 23 TO 33 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND RH/S DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

.DISCUSSION...

.TONIGHT...
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (297000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (0 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
CHC PCPN (%)....10           10           10
TEMP............75           70           47
RH..............12           20           46
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW            S
20 FT WIND SPD..24           15           13
20 FT WIND GUST.35           22           20
MIX HGT (FT)....13500        8500         6000
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..22           28           26
VENT CAT........EXCLNT       EXCLNT       EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....4            3            3

.SUNDAY...
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 33 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (440900 KNOT-FT).

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
CHC PCPN (%)....10           10           10
TEMP............50           60           74
RH..............51           30           14
20 FT WIND DIR..S            S            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..13           15           25
20 FT WIND GUST.18           25           45
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100       5000         12000
TRANS WIND DIR..S            SW           SW
TRANS WIND SPD..10           31           39
VENT CAT........POOR         EXCLNT       EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....4            5            4

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FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...LORI HAZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120317.MCCOY.01/MAF