FNUS74 KMAF 252253
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNIT 2...TDPW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
453 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 CST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT DECREASING 20 FOOT WINDS TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET...BUT
LOCATIONS NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH THROUGHOUT
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR
TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL QUICKLY DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT NEAR
LUNCHTIME. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY...RESULTING IN ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST OBSERVED WINDS FOR THE
WEEK WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY...IN COMBINATION WITH THE LOWEST
OBSERVED RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........29 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 /HIGH/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /171000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /0 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............77     63     57     53     52     48
RH..............10     14     18     21     23     27
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..14     12     10     10     10     11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15
MIX HGT (FT)....9500   9500   < 100  < 100  <100   < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W      SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18     18     7      7      7      7
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      6      6      6

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-12000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /320000-368000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     51     63     73     77     80
RH..............27     28     17     12     10     9
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..12     14     14     21     23     25
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     20     25     30     35
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100  1000   10000  10000  11500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8      8      12     32     32     32
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.DAVIS.02/MAF