FNUS74 KMAF 171146 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR PECOS RIVER BURN...GLOBAL FRONTLINE SOLUTIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 646 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT AT AROUND 5 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 15 PERCENT THURSDAY. RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL BE POOR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. BLOWING DUST. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (13200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (392000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE BLDUST BLDUST BLDUST TEMP............68 82 90 93 95 RH..............27 15 10 8 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 18 21 25 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 1500 9000 9000 14000 TRANS WIND DIR..SW W SW SW SW TRANS WIND SPD..4 10 21 21 28 VENT CAT........POOR POOR EXCLNT EXCLNT EXCLNT HAINES INDEX....6 5 5 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........29 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6 (HIGH). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (350000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............95 82 71 64 57 52 RH..............6 9 14 19 24 26 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..26 21 18 17 17 18 20 FT WIND GUST.35 25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....12500 12500 500 1500 1500 500 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W NW NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..28 28 14 21 21 12 VENT CAT........EXCLNT EXCLNT POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....6 6 6 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (0 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (57600 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 53 61 65 67 68 RH..............29 25 20 18 16 15 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..19 19 19 18 16 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 6500 8500 8500 9500 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW N NW NW W TRANS WIND SPD..15 15 11 7 7 6 VENT CAT........POOR POOR GOOD GOOD GOOD FAIR HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...DEBERRY REQUESTED BY...JERRY LANGWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130417.PECOS.02/MAF