FNUS74 KMAF 220046
FWSMAF

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1850 MST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER WEST TEXAS WILL RESULT IN COOL TEMPERATURES
AND FAIR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT AS DRY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE. AS THE SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST ON SUNDAY...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO.  THIS SURFACE TROUGH WILL RESULT IN WARMER TEMPERATURES
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY
WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-16000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     38     34     31     28     26
RH..............22     29     33     36     40     46
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     S      S      SW     S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..10     9      9      9      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....4000   < 100  < 100  < 100  < 100  < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE     S      S      SW     S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.4      6      6      5      2      2
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

.SUNDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 17 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR /0-28000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT /60000 KNOT-FT/ DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (MST)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............25     22     38     53     66     71
RH..............49     55     29     16     10     8
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      13     16     16     17
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     15     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100  500    2000   2000   4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.S      S      S      S      S      S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2      2      11     14     14     15
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...FAGEN
REQUESTED BY...VINCE DESHAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090221.UNIT1.02/MAF