FNUS74 KMAF 281311
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIVERMORE RANCH FIRE...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
811 AM CDT SAT APR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0749 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR IN PLACE WILL LEAD TO
AFTERNOON RH VALUES IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. WIND SPEEDS
SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT...LESS THAN 15 MPH TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT
CURRENTLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE-20 CORRIDOR MAY SLIDE FAR
ENOUGH SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING TO BRIEFLY SHIFT WINDS FROM
SOUTHERLY TO NORTHERLY...WITH WINDS RETURNING TO SOUTHERLY
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...THEN
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (227500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR     CLEAR     CLEAR     MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0         0         0         0
TEMP............45        59        74        81
RH..............35        29        16        13
20 FT WIND DIR..SE        E         E         SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6         9         5         9
20 FT WIND GUST.10                  6         10
MIX HGT (FT)....200       4100      10400     14900
TRANS WIND DIR..NE        N         SW        SW
TRANS WIND SPD..3         6         13        14
VENT CAT........POOR      POOR      EXCLNT    EXCLNT
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....5         4         4         5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-57 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH NEAR
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (165000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....10        10        10        10
TEMP............81        69        60        56
RH..............13        19        29        48
20 FT WIND DIR..SE        N         SW        SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5         12        5         5
20 FT WIND GUST.          15        10        10
MIX HGT (FT)....14900     400       200       200
TRANS WIND DIR..SW        W         SE        S
TRANS WIND SPD..10        2         6         5
VENT CAT........EXCLNT    POOR      POOR      POOR
LAL.............1         1         1         1
HAINES INDEX....6         6         6         6

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FORECASTER...FAGEN
REQUESTED BY...DEWEY WATSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120428.LIVER.01/MAF