FNUS74 KMAF 300451 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR EL CAPITAN FIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1151 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2211 MDT ON MAY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... POOR RECOVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND TOP OUT IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RH/S WILL DROP TO 5 PERCENT OR LESS...WHILE THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE HIGH. WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT MAY TAKE SEVERAL HOURS. RH/S WILL BE SLOW TO RISE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST OR EAST BEHIND IT. ALTHOUGH RAIN CHANCES WILL NOT BE GOOD BEHIND THE FRONT...MINIMUM RH WILL OCCUR IN THE MORNING AND RISE BEHIND THE FRONT. RECOVERY THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........3 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (372000 KNOT-FT). LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 TEMP............61 77 87 RH..............13 7 5 20 FT WIND DIR.. W W W 20 FT WIND SPD.. 8 13 20 20 FT WIND GUST. 18 30 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1500 9000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW W W TRANS WIND SPD.. 7 14 24 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT LAL.............1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........17 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OR EAST LATE 5 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (280000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (0 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 TEMP............84 70 63 RH..............4 7 10 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..26 18 10 20 FT WIND GUST.35 24 MIX HGT (FT)....10000 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..W W NW TRANS WIND SPD..28 29 14 VENT CAT........EXCLNT POOR POOR LAL.............1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (131500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1300...THEN 2. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 10 TEMP............58 71 78 RH..............16 16 20 20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 12 24 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 32 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 2500 13500 TRANS WIND DIR..NE N NE TRANS WIND SPD..23 15 10 VENT CAT........POOR POOR VYGOOD LAL.............1 1 2 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120529.ELCAP.01/MAF