FNUS74 KMAF 311255 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR EMPIRE RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 755 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON MAY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND LIGHTNING DANGER. .DISCUSSION... NEARLY CALM WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH RH'S BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. VENTILATION WILL BECOME EXCELLENT ACROSS THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. POOR RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH MAX RH'S RISING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE NORTH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING MORE EASTERLY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY...HOWEVER MIN RH'S WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 102. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (99500 KNOT-FT) BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 85 94 101 102 RH..............21 14 10 8 7 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 12 12 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 4000 10000 10000 12500 TRANS WIND DIR..NW NW W W W TRANS WIND SPD..8 16 10 10 8 VENT CAT........POOR GOOD VYGOOD VYGOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MAX HUMIDITY........22 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 (MODERATE). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (108000 KNOT-FT) THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............98 89 79 75 70 66 RH..............8 10 13 14 17 19 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 16 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 MIX HGT (FT)....13500 13500 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 BLW100 TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW W NW NW NW TRANS WIND SPD..8 8 11 11 11 11 VENT CAT........VYGOOD VYGOOD POOR POOR POOR POOR HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 5 5 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31000 KNOT-FT) BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 69 79 86 92 93 RH..............22 18 15 13 12 13 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..17 19 18 15 13 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....BLW100 BLW100 3500 7500 7500 12500 TRANS WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE E TRANS WIND SPD..13 13 16 10 10 2 VENT CAT........POOR POOR FAIR GOOD GOOD VYGOOD HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 2 $$ FORECASTER...HLUCHAN REQUESTED BY...MATIAS TELLES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130531.EMPIR.01/MAF