FNUS74 KMAF 041417
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRIEND MTN RX FIRE...TNC/USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
817 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 CST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM RAPIDLY TODAY WITH VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE. LIGHT
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TEND TO GIVE WAY TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY THE
AFTERNOON AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS TO THE EAST...STILL EXPECT
TO SEE SOME INFLUENCE FROM THE TERRAIN. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE VERY LOW
EVEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS INTO THURSDAY
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER. BETTER CHANCE FOR STRONGER WINDS
FRIDAY AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BECOMES ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. FEW HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........VERY DRY. 8-11 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT MORNING WINDS. BECOMING SOUTHEAST/SOUTH
                    3 TO 9 MPH BEFORE NOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /50000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      8 AM         NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............E22          59           66
RH..............58           13           9
20 FT WIND DIR..0            SE           SE
20 FT WIND SPD..0            5            7
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        3000         5000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           SE           SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.4            8            10
HAINES INDEX....3            4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

TIME (CST)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............64           44           34
RH..............11           24           39
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           S            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5            3            3
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....5000         500          < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            S            S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6            6            9
HAINES INDEX....3            3            4

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........GENERALLY TERRAIN DOMINATED 3 TO 7 MPH WIND WHILE
                    TENDING TOWARD A SOUTHWEST WIND.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /56000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............21           57           66
RH..............47           26           12
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3            4            5
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        500          5500
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            S            SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9            6            9
HAINES INDEX....4            4            5

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...JASONWRINKLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090204.FRIEN.01/MAF