FNUS74 KMAF 291313 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LIVERMORE RANCH FIRE...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 813 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0757 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... AS A DRYLINE PUSHES EASTWARD...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WHILE AFTERNOON RH VALUES PLUMMET TO AROUND 10 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE TERRAIN DOMINATED NEAR RIDGE TOPS...AND A MODERATE TO HIGH HAINES INDEX WILL INCREASE INSTABILITY NEAR ON-GOING FIRES. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR...WITH SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS AND AFTERNOON RH VALUES EXPECTED ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (111500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 10 10 TEMP............53 63 74 78 RH..............36 23 14 11 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 16 18 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1500 8500 12000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..7 10 9 10 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........20-30 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 TEMP............77 68 61 57 RH..............10 14 20 24 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 14 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....11000 500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SW W S NW TRANS WIND SPD..8 4 3 5 VENT CAT........GOOD POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (237000 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............56 65 74 78 RH..............28 19 14 11 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....500 2000 13500 15000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..3 5 16 16 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....5 5 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...DEWEY WATSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120429.LIVER.02/MAF