FNUS74 KMAF 231439
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER MARSH RX...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE, BITTER LAKES NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
839 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A NOTICEABLE WARMING TREND IS ON TAPS FOR THE AREA
THROUGH MID-WEEK AS TROUGHING BECOMES MORE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED
ACROSS THE NEW MEXICO HIGH PLAINS. AS A RESULT...INCREASING
WESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING
TOMORROW. FOR TODAY HOWEVER...WEAK 20 FOOT WINDS TODAY WILL
HAMPER SMOKE MANAGEMENT/VENTILATION POTENTIAL THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH TERRAIN DOWNSLOPE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. ANOTHER NIGHT OF "POOR" RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
AS A VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE. WESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS
WILL INCREASE TOMORROW INTO THE 15-25 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE. THIS COMBINED WITH CRITICAL RH LEVELS WILL LIKELY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SE NEW MEXICO
INCLUDING THE ROSWELL AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 84.
RH..................24 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE WINDS OF 6
    MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE INCREASING SOUTHWEST
    WINDS OF 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
                    /40000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............52           78
RH..............24           10
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9            10
20 FT WIND GUST.     14
MIX HGT (FT)....500          3500
TRANSP WIND DIR.S            S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2            6
HAINES INDEX....2            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 39 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 4 TO
    8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............82           64           57
RH..............12           20           26
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12           9            6
20 FT WIND GUST.15           11
MIX HGT (FT)....3000         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16           7            8
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 11 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /150000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............51           62           81
RH..............32           28           14
20 FT WIND DIR..NE           W            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8            5            15
20 FT WIND GUST.10                        25
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        < 100        5500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            NW           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.4            3            21
HAINES INDEX....4            4            3

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FORECASTER...GITRO
REQUESTED BY...VINCE DESHAZER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090223.HUNTE.01/MAF