FNUS74 KMAF 161515
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOOTHILLS RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
915 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MORNING CLOUDS AND LIGHT FOG/FREEZING FOG WILL
SLOWLY BEGIN TO LIFT TOWARDS LATE MORNING. VERY WEAK WINDS ALOFT
IN COMBINATION WITH A MID-LEVEL STABLE LAYER WILL ONCE AGAIN LIMIT
THE AMOUNT OF VERTICAL MIXING AND VENTILATION...WITH SMOKE
DISPERSAL REMAINING IN THE "POOR" CATEGORY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS TODAY. COOLING TEMPS THIS EVENING WITH INCREASED LEVELS OF
MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR ANOTHER MORNING OF
LOW CLOUDS SATURDAY MORNING WITH TERRAIN DOMINATED DOWNSLOPE
WESTERLY WINDS PREVAILING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SLIGHTLY
BETTER VENTILATION POTENTIAL CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS
WARMER TEMPS LEAD TO BETTER MIXING AND HIGHER INVERSION HEIGHTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY DRIZZLE OR
                    FREEZING DRIZZLE EXPECTED EARLY THIS
      BEFORE CLEARING BY LATE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................59 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 46 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEAK VARIABLE WINDS AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
                    /7000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............35           43
RH..............59           47
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SW
20 FT WIND SPD...8           10
20 FT WIND GUST.             13
MIX HGT (FT)....500          1500
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.1            3
HAINES INDEX....4            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 61 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-8000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............43           34           29
RH..............49           61           58
20 FT WIND DIR.. W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..13           14           15
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1500          0            0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            SE            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3             2            3
HAINES INDEX....5             5            5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 24 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WESTERLY WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /3000-48000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............25           33           48
RH..............55           43           25
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16           17           17
20 FT WIND GUST.20           20           20
MIX HGT (FT)....500          500          2000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5            5            9
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...GITRO
REQUESTED BY...J MONTOYA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090116.FOOTH.01/MAF