FNUS74 KMAF 261400
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNIT 2...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
800 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ACROSS THE
REGION BY AFTERNOON WITH AFTERNOON WEST WINDS OVER 20 MPH AND
MINIMUM RH/S FALLING BELOW 10%. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY EARLY
EVENING WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS WEST WINDS
INCREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0-6000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /314000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (CST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     68     74     78     79
RH..............17     13     11     9      8
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..5      9      12     20     23
20 FT WIND GUST.       15     20     35     35
MIX HGT (FT)....500    500    7500   9500   9500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12     12     31     33     33
HAINES INDEX....5      5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /288000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /6000 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     64     58     54     52     47
RH..............8      14     19     23     26     33
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..21     10     6      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.35     20     10
MIX HGT (FT)....9000   9000   500    500    500    500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.32     32     12     12     12     11
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /0-36000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT /111000-130000 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............48     48     59     68     73     75
RH..............33     31     19     13     10     9
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..4      4      7      14     18     18
20 FT WIND GUST.             15      25     30     35
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100  < 100 1500   5000   5000   6500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W      W      W      W      W      W
TRANSP WIND SPD.11     11     24     26     26     17
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      5      5      5

$$

FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090226.DAVIS.01/MAF