FNUS74 KMAF 201553
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR MC GRUDER RX...NM - BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
953 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
WITH CLEAR SKIES. AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOWER 70S THIS
AFTERNOON...RH VALUES WILL DROP JUST BELOW 10 PERCENT. WINDS WILL
BE MAINLY TERRAIN DOMINATED AT SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. HAINES INDICES WILL BE IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY TODAY.
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND TAPER THIS EVENING...BUT EXPECT A WIND
SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE BURN SITE. RH
RECOVERY SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE POOR. NORTHERLY WINDS AT SPEEDS
OF 10-15 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY
MORNING BEFORE BECOMING MORE EASTERLY AND TAPERING OFF SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED AROUND 5 MPH EARLY THIS
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH...WITH
                    A FEW GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH INVERSION THIS MORNING. BECOMING
                    GOOD /88000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MST)      11 AM        1 PM         3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............56           63           69
RH..............15           11           8
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB          S            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5            10           12
20 FT WIND GUST.                          17
MIX HGT (FT)....1600         3500         5500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8            13           16

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING. WINDS WILL
                    SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH TOWARD DAWN.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD IN THE LATE AFTERNOON /88000 KNOT-FT/.
                    BECOMING POOR WITH INVERSION DEVELOPING IN
                    THE EVENING.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............72           52           44
RH..............7            17           22
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..13           7            7
20 FT WIND GUST.18
MIX HGT (FT)....5500         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16           12           10

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR IN THE AFTERNOON /42000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............35           42           50
RH..............30           27           25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           N            N
20 FT WIND SPD..14           14           11
20 FT WIND GUST.20           20           15
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        2000         4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW           N            NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            16           10

$$

FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...JENNNIFER WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090220.MCGRU.01/MAF