FNUS74 KMAF 181818 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLT TANK RX...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 118 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE...WITH A REGION OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE AREA. WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN A MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUE NEAR 5 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT THIS TIME AND SOME 20 FOOT GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THURSDAY AND THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD /27000-46000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 80 83 RH..............9 7 6 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....11500 11500 13500 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.4 4 2 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /104000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 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............83 71 61 55 48 43 RH..............7 11 16 23 34 49 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..09 09 09 10 11 13 20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 15 18 MIX HGT (FT)....13000 13000 < 100 < 100 < 100 < 100 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW W W NW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 9 9 9 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /7000-36000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 39 49 58 63 65 RH..............64 76 59 47 42 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 14 14 10 20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 21 19 MIX HGT (FT)....500 500 2500 3500 3500 4500 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 10 10 8 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...BARNES REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090318.HOLTT.01/MAF