FNUS74 KMAF 211434
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCKE S GAP RX...TNC/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
834 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 CST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE WITH MINIMUM
AFTERNOON RH/S DROPPING BELOW 20%. DESPITE THE LOW RH/S...20 FOOT
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH. POOR VENTILATION THIS
MORNING WILL INCREASE TO FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON. MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...RESULTING IN MORE UNIFORM WEATHER
CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA.
SOME ISOLATED...LIGHT RAIN SHOWER ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........22 BOTTOM...42 TOP AT IGNITION...
                    MAX 57-63.
RH..................70 PCT BOTTOM...40 PCT TOP AT IGNITION...
                    MIN 13-19 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
                    /40000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      8 AM         NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............30           57           63
RH..............55           25           16
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8            10           12
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        4000         5500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3            6            8
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-40.
RH..................MAX 62-70 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-18000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............65           50           47
RH..............19           31           54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8            9            8
20 FT WIND GUST.10
MIX HGT (FT)....2500         500          < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            6            7
HAINES INDEX....5            5            2

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-68.
RH..................MIN 33-40 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-5000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD
                    /60000-80000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD       ISOLTD       ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR       RNSHWR       RNSHWR
TEMP............44           52           66
RH..............58           49           34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8            11           15
20 FT WIND GUST.                          30
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        500          4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9            9            19
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

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FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...JASON WRINKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090121.LOCKE.01/MAF