FNUS74 KMAF 181512
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOOTHILLS RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
912 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE PRESENCE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL
FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS TODAY REMAINING
LESS THAN 10 MPH. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AND TEMPERATURES
WILL INCREASE QUICKLY THROUGH THE MORNING. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
ALLOW MIN RH/S TO FALL TO NEAR 10 PCT. POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE RE-ENFORCED MONDAY AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
TURN TO THE NORTH IN THE MORNING...THE VERY DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH THROUGH 10 AM. THEN
                    TRANSITION TO TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS 4-7 MPH BEFORE
                    NOON WHICH IS EXPECTED TO FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR/36000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      9 AM         NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............50           56           59
RH..............15           11           9
20 FT WIND DIR..N            E            SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5            6            6
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        1500         4500
TRANSP WIND DIR.N            E            SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.3            6            8
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............59           47           44
RH..............10           25           29
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..6            6            6
20 FT WIND GUST.9
MIX HGT (FT)....4000         500          500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            8            8
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH 10 AM GRADUALLY TURNING
                    NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /50000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............40           49           58
RH..............32           17           12
20 FT WIND DIR..W/NW         NE           NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4            8            10
20 FT WIND GUST.             12           14
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        < 100        4200
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW           N            N
TRANSP WIND SPD.4            5            10
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...J MONTOYA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090118.FOOTH.01/MAF