FNUS74 KMAF 261200 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR TELEPHONE CANYON...BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 700 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0530 MDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY ALONG THE DRYLINE...AS MOISTURE SURGES INTO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE EXCELLENT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...CROSS-VALLEY. 20 TO 25 MPH RIDGETOPS. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (15900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (103800 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....10 10 10 10 10 10 TEMP............69 70 74 78 80 80 RH..............41 48 42 36 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E NE E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..18 9 8 11 11 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 3000 10500 10500 9500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N SE S S S TRANS WIND SPD..2 2 6 9 9 11 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR GOOD GOOD VYGOOD LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (124000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (13800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................2 UNTIL 0100...THEN 1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 10 10 10 TEMP............78 76 72 69 65 62 RH..............33 39 48 59 70 80 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..19 23 23 20 18 16 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....9500 9500 2000 2000 2000 1500 TRANS WIND DIR..S S SE S S S TRANS WIND SPD..13 13 19 16 16 7 VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR LAL.............2 2 2 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 3 3 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (38600 KNOT-FT). LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............60 65 72 80 84 84 RH..............87 70 54 41 33 31 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..13 10 10 10 10 11 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1000 2500 5000 5000 10500 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE S SE SE S TRANS WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 3 4 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...ED WALDRON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120526.TELEP.01/MAF