FNUS74 KMAF 301340 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR LIVERMORE RANCH COMPLEX...TFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 840 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0825 CDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN LOW AFTERNOON RH VALUES AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX TODAY. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WHILE SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME DOWNVALLEY TERRAIN DRIVEN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH FAIR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. DUE TO SOME MOISTURE ALOFT...THERE EXISTS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A FEW DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SIMILAR WINDS AND RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (185300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 10 10 TEMP............57 69 76 78 RH..............47 24 14 10 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 9 11 16 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2500 15000 15500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W TRANS WIND SPD..4 5 12 12 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 6 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........26-46 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (175000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (200 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 0 0 TEMP............77 67 59 55 RH..............10 15 24 35 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 11 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....14000 500 500 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW W TRANS WIND SPD..12 4 2 4 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 5 4 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (248000 KNOT-FT). 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............53 65 76 81 RH..............43 25 14 10 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 8 12 17 20 FT WIND GUST.5 20 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2500 13000 15500 TRANS WIND DIR..W W SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..2 5 15 16 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT LAL.............1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 5 $$ FORECASTER...FAGEN REQUESTED BY...DEWEY WATSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120430.LIVER.01/MAF