FNUS74 KMAF 290340
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIVERMORE RANCH...TFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1040 PM CDT SAT APR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1758 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

UPDATE TO ADJUST WIND AND RECOVERY TONIGHT.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRYLINE WILL SURGE WESTWARD INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL
RESULT IN 20 FOOT WINDS BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
RECOVERY WILL ALSO BE HIGHER...POSSIBLY CLIMBING TO 60 TO 70
PERCENT LATE TONIGHT.  WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST
TO WEST BY DAYBREAK THOUGH WITH DRIER AIR PUSHING BACK OVER THE
BURN AREA.  SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL NOT SEE QUITE
AS HIGH RECOVERY AND MAY KEEP A GENERAL SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WIND...BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE GENERALLY UNDER 10 MPH AND
TERRAIN DOMINATED.  WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY SUNDAY MORNING
AND INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.  RH/S WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (112500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (1500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      8 PM      11 PM     2 AM      5 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR    PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0         0         0         0
TEMP............80        72        66        58
RH..............15        23        35        47
20 FT WIND DIR..E         E         SE        S
20 FT WIND SPD..7         8         6         4
20 FT WIND GUST.                              10
MIX HGT (FT)....15000     500       BLW100    500
TRANS WIND DIR..SW        W         NE        S
TRANS WIND SPD..7         3         5         3
VENT CAT........VYGOOD    POOR      POOR      POOR
HAINES INDEX....6         6         6         6

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED...BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS TO NEAR 20 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (147600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
CHC PCPN (%)....0         0         10        10
TEMP............55        63        74        78
RH..............54        23        14        11
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        W         W          W
20 FT WIND SPD.. 5        6         8         12
20 FT WIND GUST.                    13        19
MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100    2000      9500      12000
TRANS WIND DIR..W         W         SW        W
TRANS WIND SPD..6         13        12        13
VENT CAT........POOR      POOR      VYGOOD    EXCLNT
HAINES INDEX....5         4         4         4

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FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...DEWEY WATSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120428.LIVER.02/MAF