FNUS74 KMAF 250236
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANE RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
936 PM CDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...

LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
MIN RH WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 25 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FAIR TO
GOOD RH RECOVERY EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 99.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 8
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16400 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................2.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM        2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        S CHC        S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM       TSTORM
TEMP............83           95           99
RH..............50           32           26
20 FT WIND DIR..NE           NE           E
20 FT WIND SPD..8            10           13
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....3000         10000        8000
TRANS WIND DIR..SW           S            E
TRANS WIND SPD..4            2            2
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
LAL.............2            2            2
HAINES INDEX....3            3            2

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................2.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC        S CHC        S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM       TSTORM
TEMP............99           87           81
RH..............26           39           49
20 FT WIND DIR..E            NE           NE
20 FT WIND SPD..13           12           9
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....6000         500          500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           SE           S
TRANS WIND SPD..7            4            4
VENT CAT........FAIR         POOR         POOR
LAL.............2            2            2
HAINES INDEX....2            2            3

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FORECASTER...HLUCHAN
REQUESTED BY...ED WALDRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120825.CANER.01/MAF