FNUS74 KMAF 060122 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE CANYON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 822 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 MDT ON JULY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY...WHICH COULD LAST INTO THE EVENING. RECOVERY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE EXCELLENT WHILE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL STAY WELL ABOVE 15 PERCENT... ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN RECEIVED AT THE BURN SITE IN THE LAST DAY OR SO. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DOMINATED EARLY,,,THEN SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND 10 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OR NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED EARLY...SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68500 KNOT-FT). LAL.................3. CHANCE OF PRECIP....50 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....50 50 50 TEMP............61 70 81 RH..............80 59 40 20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 9 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 MIX HGT (FT)....500 5500 6000 TRANS WIND DIR..W SE SE TRANS WIND SPD..3 3 8 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR LAL.............3 3 3 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (98000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAL.................2. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 TEMP............80 72 69 RH..............37 50 66 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..15 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....6500 3000 500 TRANS WIND DIR..SE S SW TRANS WIND SPD..15 13 5 VENT CAT........GOOD POOR POOR LAL.............2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....3 3 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (127400 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................2. CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PERCENT. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM CHC PCPN (%)....20 20 20 TEMP............66 74 82 RH..............72 43 29 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 15 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....500 5500 9500 TRANS WIND DIR..SE E SE TRANS WIND SPD..2 9 14 VENT CAT........POOR FAIR VYGOOD LAL.............2 2 2 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...TONY MCWILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120705.HORSE.01/MAF