FNUS74 KMAF 281338 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER PILES...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 838 AM CDT SAT APR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 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 AFTERNOON RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH...HOWEVER WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BACK TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS A WEAK SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE-20 CORRIDOR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (80000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............60 79 89 RH..............37 16 10 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NE S 20 FT WIND SPD..16 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.20 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 6700 9700 TRANS WIND DIR..N N S TRANS WIND SPD..10 5 10 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (138000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............89 76 67 62 RH..............10 19 32 56 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E 20 FT WIND SPD..11 9 15 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 MIX HGT (FT)....10500 200 200 200 TRANS WIND DIR..S SE E E TRANS WIND SPD..11 6 5 3 VENT CAT........VYGOOD POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (149000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 67 84 92 RH..............76 51 22 12 20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 9 9 11 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....200 2000 3700 12200 TRANS WIND DIR..N NW NW SW TRANS WIND SPD..3 6 7 8 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...MATIAS TELLES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120428.PECOS.01/MAF