FNUS74 KMAF 172013 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PUTNAM PILE BURN...NM-CCP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 213 PM CST SAT NOV 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 MST ON NOVEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS APPROACHING THE AREA INCREASING CLOUDS AND BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING TONIGHT. SOME LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE THOUGH WILL BE INFREQUENT. LIGHT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS EARLY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES. EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25000 KNOT-FT). TIME (MST) NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............65 69 RH..............31 26 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 20 FT WIND GUST. MIX HGT (FT)....3000 4500 TRANS WIND DIR..S S TRANS WIND SPD..4 6 VENT CAT........POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....2 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT). TIME (MST) 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............61 54 51 47 RH..............47 64 77 89 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3000 1000 1000 500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..8 11 10 4 VENT CAT........POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 32 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (146300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MST) 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............46 50 59 64 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 18 20 25 20 FT WIND GUST. 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 6000 6000 TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W TRANS WIND SPD..4 10 27 24 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HENNIG REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121117.PUTNA.01/MAF