FNUS74 KMAF 211521
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 15...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE, BITTER LAKES NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
921 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EAST OF THE BURN SITE TODAY
IN THE WAKE OF THIS MORNING/S COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MUCH COOLER TODAY WITH HIGHER MINIMUM RH VALUES. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST AT SPEEDS OF 8 MPH OR
LESS THIS AFTERNOON. COLD TEMPERATURES WITH FAIR RH RECOVERY IS
ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE...RESULTING IN
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /290000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............43           52
RH..............32           19
20 FT WIND DIR..E            SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6            6
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....2700         4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.E            S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5            7
HAINES INDEX....4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH DURING THE EVENING
                    BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH INVERSION DEVELOPING.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............53           40           33
RH..............18           28           39
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6            6            6
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....4000         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            S            SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            6            5
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8
                    TO 12 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....BECOMING FAIR /55000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............28           40           64
RH..............50           28           13
20 FT WIND DIR..SE           SE           S
20 FT WIND SPD..3            4            9
20 FT WIND GUST.5
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        500          2500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE           S            S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2            9            16
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...VINCE DESHAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090221.UNIT1.01/MAF