FNUS74 KMAF 201331
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIA LANGLEY...NRCS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
731 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST TODAY.
A DRYLINE WILL SET UP TODAY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THE SPOT LOCATION SHOULD BE
EAST OF THE DRYLINE WITH HIGH MINIMUM RH.  SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH
STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND.  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE
THURSDAY AS A PACIFIC FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW).
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40300 KNOT-FT).
LAL.................3.

TIME (CST)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE       CHANCE       CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM       TSTORM       TSTORM
TEMP............48           59           60
RH..............88           64           61
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..19           20           19
20 FT WIND GUST.25           25           25
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         2500         2500
TRANS WIND DIR..SE           SE           SE
TRANS WIND SPD..16           17           16
VENT CAT........POOR         FAIR         FAIR
LAL.............3            3            3
HAINES INDEX....3            3            4

$$

FORECASTER...CAIN
REQUESTED BY...EDDY SPURGIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130220.RIALA.01/MAF