FNUS74 KMAF 010300
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIO GRANDE RIVER CORRIDOR RGV UNIT...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1000 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HOWEVER LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT AND RESULT IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER
AFTERNOON RH/S.  20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE SATURDAY
MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 9 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH
A FEW GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  MINIMUM AFTERNOON
RH/S WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT.  RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD BOTH SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY MORNING.  SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY...BUT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE ADDED TO THE FORECAST SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW HIGHER
                    GUSTS LATE.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (90200
                    KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      2 PM         6 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............95           99
RH..............29           25
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5            10
20 FT WIND GUST.10           20
MIX HGT (FT)....8000         10500
TRANS WIND DIR..E            E
TRANS WIND SPD..7            9
VENT CAT........FAIR         GOOD
LAL.............1            1
HAINES INDEX....2            2

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (90000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (2200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM         11 PM        3 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............98           90           80
RH..............25           34           51
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           E
20 FT WIND SPD..10            4           4
20 FT WIND GUST.20
MIX HGT (FT)....10000        1000         500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
TRANS WIND SPD..9            9            4
VENT CAT........GOOD         POOR         POOR
LAL.............1            1            1
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53300 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................1.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM         11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............75           87           99
RH..............66           42           26
20 FT WIND DIR..NE           NE           NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3            3            8
20 FT WIND GUST.             5
MIX HGT (FT)....500          2500         7500
TRANS WIND DIR..E            NE           E
TRANS WIND SPD..3            2            4
VENT CAT........POOR         POOR         POOR
LAL.............1            1            1
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

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FORECASTER...LYSTER
REQUESTED BY...ED WALDRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120901.RIOGR.01/MAF