FNUS74 KMAF 221723
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER MARSH RX...NM - BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1123 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND TODAY AFTER YESTERDAYS FRONT WITH VERY DRY AIR
REMAINING IN PLACE. WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON
WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST BUT GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW 15 MPH.
POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR LOCAL TERRAIN DOMINATED
WINDS TO DEVELOP. MONDAY A DRAMATIC WARM-UP WILL OCCUR AS WEST AND NORTHWEST
DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOP AND HIGH TEMPS WILL INCREASE INTO THE LOW 80S AND
RH/S WILL STILL BE NEAR 10 PCT. AFTER 3 PM WINDS MAY NEAR 20 MPH AT TIMES
ON MONDAY BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED FOR 3 HRS. THIS WITH
TEMPERATURES SO WARM AND RH/S SO LOW WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING 8 TO 13 MPH
                    BEFORE 1 PM.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /33000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............51           66
RH..............16           8
20 FT WIND DIR..S            S
20 FT WIND SPD..6            11
20 FT WIND GUST.             16
MIX HGT (FT)....1200         2200
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10           15
HAINES INDEX....5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............64           47           38
RH..............10           20           30
20 FT WIND DIR..S            S            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10           3            3
20 FT WIND GUST.14
MIX HGT (FT)....1900         500          < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            SW           SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13           7            4
HAINES INDEX....5            5            4

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10
                    TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD /148000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............41           54           74
RH..............30           26           13
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..4            9            14
20 FT WIND GUST.5            10           18
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        2500         6000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           W            NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5            10           20
HAINES INDEX....3            3            4

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090222.HUNTE.01/MAF