FNUS74 KMAF 201624
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOUNDARY PILES...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE, BITTER LAKES NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1024 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH NEARLY
CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE IN THE INCREASE
THROUGH THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS OF 9 TO 14 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...ALONG WITH
SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES. SMOKE MANAGEMENT/VENTILATION CONDITIONS
WILL BE IN THE "GOOD" CATEGORY TODAY...OWING TO UNSEASONABLE
WARMTH AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL WORK
THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...LEADING TO AN ABRUPT WIND
SHIFT TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. A PERIOD OF GUSTINESS OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST WILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY BEFORE WINDS
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. RH
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIR AT BEST OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH INVERSION THIS MORNING. BECOMING
                    GOOD /69000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MST)      NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............55           69
RH..............12           7
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6            11
20 FT WIND GUST.             16
MIX HGT (FT)....2000         5300
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            13
HAINES INDEX....5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING. WINDS
                    WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                    NEAR 20 MPH TOWARD DAWN.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /66000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    BECOMING POOR WITH INVERSION DEVELOPING BY
                    EVENING.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............71           52           44
RH..............6            17           24
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..13           8            8
20 FT WIND GUST.18
MIX HGT (FT)....6000         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.11           7            6
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON /43000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............31           39           47
RH..............36           29           28
20 FT WIND DIR..N            N            NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12           12           12
20 FT WIND GUST.16           17           16
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        2500         4300
TRANSP WIND DIR.N            NE           NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10           18           10
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...VINCE DESHAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090220.BOUND.01/MAF