FNUS74 KMAF 020501 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE CANYON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1201 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2214 MDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... RH/S AND TEMPERATURES ARE TRENDING HIGHER AND COOLER RESPECTIVELY TONIGHT AS EAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH ARE HOLDING HIGHER DEWPOINTS IN PLACE. MOSTLY E-SE WINDS EARLY MONDAY MORNING AROUND 10 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND ALIGNED CANYONS...WHILE MID SLOPE AND CANYON BOTTOMS CAN EXPECT LIGHT DOWNVALLEY WINDS. THE COOLER TEMPERATURE AND HIGHER RH THEME WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY WITH HIGHS ABOUT 2 TO 3 DEGREES COOLER AND MIN RH/S TRENDING UP ABOUT 10 PCT. WITH THE INCREASED MOISTURE AN ISOLATED STORM IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 AND 7 PM....GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED NEAR CELLS. LITTLE CHANGE INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61-64. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 11 PM 3 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 TEMP............72 67 RH..............40 56 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....1500 1000 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..11 11 VENT CAT........POOR POOR LAL.............1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS AFTER 2 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81-83. MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO GOOD (98300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 7 AM 11 AM 3 PM 7PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCDLY WEATHER COV..... ISOLD ISOLD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TSTMS TSTMS CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 10 10 TEMP............62 76 79 77 RH..............71 52 41 44 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 3500 7000 5500 TRANS WIND DIR..E SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..8 7 14 12 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD GOOD LAL.............1 1 2 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 .MONDAY TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60-63. MAX HUMIDITY........73-75 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR. LAL.................1. CHANCE OF PRECIP....5 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 11 PM 3 AM 7AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE CHC PCPN (%)....0 0 0 TEMP............71 65 61 RH..............41 60 75 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 5 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....1200 1000 500 TRANS WIND DIR..SE SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..10 9 5 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR LAL.............1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 $$ FORECASTER...MURDOCH REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120701.HORSE.02/MAF