FNUS74 KMAF 241627
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNIT 2...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1027 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
WITH WINDS NEAR 20 MPH AT TIMES. ALSO CRITICAL RH VALUES HAVE BEEN
REACHED FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TODAY AND
EXTENDING THROUGH THURSDAY. POOR RECOVERY WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT SETTING
THE STAGE FOR RH/S NEAR 10 PCT AGAIN WEDNESDAY. WINDS MAY AGAIN NEAR
20 MPH WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOT IN EFFECT FOR
WEDNESDAY ONE COULD BE ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR WEDNESDAY. DRY UNSTABLE AIR
IS LEADING TO MODERATE HAINES INDICES OF 5.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 81-83.
RH..................16 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5-8 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    WEST 13 T0 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS
                    EXPECTED TO BE A PERIOD BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM WHERE
                    SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /276000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      11 AM        3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE
TEMP............71           82
RH..............16           10
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..6            20
20 FT WIND GUST.10           25
MIX HGT (FT)....500          10500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15           22
HAINES INDEX....5            5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-49.
RH..................MAX 30 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY. TERRAIN
                    DOMINATED AFTER 8 PM.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR IN THE EVENING.

TIME (MST)      5 PM         9 PM         1 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............81           59           53
RH..............10           25           33
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..20           10           6
20 FT WIND GUST.25           13
MIX HGT (FT)....9500         1000        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20           8            7
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-84.
RH..................MIN 10 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /325000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MST)      5 AM         9 AM         1 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............49           64           79
RH..............32           20           11
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..4            13           18
20 FT WIND GUST.             15           25
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        500          90000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8            12           22
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

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FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.DAVIS.01/MAF