FNUS74 KMAF 241400 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 900 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 60 AND MINIMUM RH/S IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL REVERT TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 10 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL COOL TO THE LOWER 40S AS HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE AND WINDS BECOME LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED. RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. CLOUDS WILL SHIFT EAST TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO THE UPPER 60S AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER AND THE RH DROPS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 10 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE MID 40S AND POOR RECOVERY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63. MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD /0-32000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT /53000-75000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 53 60 RH..............28 9 9 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW 20 FT WIND SPD.. 6 10 13 20 FT WIND GUST. 9 14 18 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 7500 7500 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 10 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........25 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LATE. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /91000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR /0-5000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 53 46 RH..............9 13 20 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..12 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST.17 MIX HGT (FT)....6500 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.14 10 10 HAINES INDEX....4 4 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /500000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............41 53 66 RH..............26 15 7 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD.. 7 12 20 20 FT WIND GUST. 17 30 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 5000 12000 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 20 35 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LYSTER REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER WARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.REDLA.01/MAF