FNUS74 KMAF 232115
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNIT 2...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT
YIELDING "POOR" RH RECOVERY ACROSS THE REGION. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL
BECOME TERRAIN DOMINATED OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN 7 MPH. BY
TOMORROW...NEAR RECORD WARMTH IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE REGION
LEADING TO "VERY GOOD" TO "EXCELLENT" VENTILATION/SMOKE
MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL NEAR SINGLE
DIGIT RH LEVELS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION ALONG WITH
INCREASING WESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS.

.THIS AFTERNOON...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /40000-59000 KNOT-FT/.


TIME (MST)      3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE
TEMP............74
RH..............12
20 FT WIND DIR.. W
20 FT WIND SPD..12
20 FT WIND GUST.19
MIX HGT (FT)....4500
TRANSP WIND DIR. W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10
HAINES INDEX.... 4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MIN 47.
RH..................13 PCT AT IGNITION...MAX 33 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
     DOMINATED SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

TIME (MST)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............73     62     57     53     52     49
RH..............13     18     22     25     27     30
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..12     12     9      7      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.15                                 10
MIX HGT (FT)....3000   2000   500    < 100  < 100  < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      SW     SW     SW     W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12     12     5      8      8      9
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 11 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO EXCELLENT.

TIME (MST)      5 AM   7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............48     49     64     73     79     82
RH..............32     32     19     14     12     11
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..11     11     13     15     17     18
20 FT WIND GUST.              20     25     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100  500    5500   7500   8000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6      6      10     20     22     22
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      4      4      4

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FORECASTER...GITRO
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090223.DAVIS.01/MAF