FNUS74 KMAF 201558
FWSMAF

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 8 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 OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................20 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 6 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION INCREASING
    TO GOOD /98000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MST)      10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............49           69
RH..............20           8
20 FT WIND DIR..S            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3            10
20 FT WIND GUST.5            13
MIX HGT (FT)....500          4500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.1            13
HAINES INDEX....5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 34 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /59000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR /0
                    KNOT-FT/ OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............71           48           40
RH..............6            17           23
20 FT WIND DIR..W            NW           NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10           9            11
20 FT WIND GUST.             10           15
MIX HGT (FT)....4500         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9            6            5
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 21 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /0-45000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............37           39           51
RH..............26           28           21
20 FT WIND DIR..NE           NE           NE
20 FT WIND SPD..19           18           14
20 FT WIND GUST.25           20           15
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        1500         3000
TRANSP WIND DIR.N            NE           NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10           18           9
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...GITRO
REQUESTED BY...VINCE DESHAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090220.DEXTE.01/MAF