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FNUS74 KMAF 081326
FWSMAF
SPOT FORECAST FOR DOMINGUEZ FIRE...TIFMAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
826 AM CDT MON APR 8 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD INTO ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS INCREASE YET
AGAIN. LIGHT, TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS WILL INCREASE AND VEER TO
THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGETOPS. STRONGER WINDS DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT BECOMING MORE TERRAIN DOMINATED. EXPECT POOR RECOVERIES
AGAIN TONIGHT WITH MORE CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY WHILE INCREASING TO AROUND 15
TO 20 MPH. RHS WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 10 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 4 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
LAL.............1
TEMP............88
RH..............7
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..18
20 FT WIND GUST.25
MIX HGT (FT)....11900
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.24
HAINES INDEX....5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
HAINES INDEX........4 TO 6 OR LOW TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1
TEMP............89 78 67 60
RH..............7 10 14 18
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..16 9 8 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20 13 11 7
MIX HGT (FT)....15400 500 500 500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 10 9 8
HAINES INDEX....5 6 6 5
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING
TO WEST 28 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 38
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 32 TO
33 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
LAL.............1 1 1 1
TEMP............52 55 73 76
RH..............24 25 17 15
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 17 29
20 FT WIND GUST. 22 37
MIX HGT (FT)....500 600 8800 13800
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 21 33
HAINES INDEX....4 3 2 2
FORECASTER...RHLUCHAN
REQUESTED BY...ELBIS NICOLAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/08/24
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