FNUS74 KMAF 271315
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIVERMORE RANCH...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
815 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0720 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH HAINES INDICES OF
A 5-MODERATE. RH/S ACROSS THE AREA ARE STARTING OUT LOW FROM AROUND 20
TO 25 PCT AND WILL HAVE NO RESISTANCE FALLING TO AROUND 10 PCT THIS
AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES JUST A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT RIDGE TOPS AND THAT MORE IN THE MID TO LATE
MORNING WHEN NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE A NOTCH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE
WEST. DRAINAGE WINDS WILL GENERALLY KEEP A WESTERLY DIRECTION BUT CLOSER TO
10 MPH. A COOL NIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR DRAINAGE WINDS TO DEVELOP AND HIGHEST
RH/S WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE DRAINAGES BUT STILL RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL BE
POOR AND HAINES INDICES WILL BE MODERATE TO HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 11 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS NORTHWEST 17 MPH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH...
                    BY MID AFTERNOON WEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. IN
                    DRAINAGES DOWNVALLEY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THROUGH
                    MORNING...IN THE AFTERNOON WEST 7 TO 10 MPH A FEW GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (150000 KNOT-FT).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............56           77           82
RH..............29           13           9
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..15           17           13
20 FT WIND GUST.25           28           20
MIX HGT (FT)....500          2500         6000
TRANS WIND DIR..NW           W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..8            15           25
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         EXCLLNT
LAL.............1            1            1
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 RIDGE TOPS AND 30-33 PCT DRAINAGES.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE TOP WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. DRAINAGES
                    TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR (100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0            0            0
TEMP............80           63           59
RH..............10           20           24
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..9            5            7
20 FT WIND GUST.19
MIX HGT (FT)....5000         500          BLW100
TRANS WIND DIR..W            W            W
TRANS WIND SPD..16           5            7
VENT CAT........GOOD       POOR         POOR
LAL.............1            1            1
HAINES INDEX....5            6            6

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...DEWEY WATSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120427.LIVER.01/MAF