FNUS74 KMAF 180152
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLT TANK RX...NM - BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
852 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2005 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM AND
VERY DRY CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY DROP
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN DOMINATED
IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 MPH OR LESS IN
THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BURN
SITE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST TO
NORTH. WINDS COULD BE GUSTY THURSDAY MORNING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE
OF THE FRONT. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR WITH INVERSION IN THE MORNING. BECOMING
                    GOOD /73000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............50           73           85
RH..............26           11            6
20 FT WIND DIR..VRB          VRB          SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3            4            7
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....500          7800         10500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            SW           S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3            4            7
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS
                    15 TO 20 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.

TIME (MST)      9 PM         1 AM         5 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............62           55           45
RH..............15           25           47
20 FT WIND DIR..W            NW           N
20 FT WIND SPD..7            7            12
20 FT WIND GUST.7                         17
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /40000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............50           64           70
RH..............50           42           33
20 FT WIND DIR..N            NE           NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12           8            7
20 FT WIND GUST.17
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        2500         4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW           NE           E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13           10           10
HAINES INDEX....5            4            4

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FORECASTER...LINDSEY
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090317.HOLTT.01/MAF