FNUS74 KMAF 251429 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX...NMLNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 929 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. VERY DRY AIR WITH RH/S IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND POOR RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL HOLD IN PLACE WITH A SURFACE TROUGH EAST AND LOW TO THE NORTH. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A FAST MOVING SYSTEM PASSES DURING THE AFTERNOON... THE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN ITS WAKE. MORE WIND THURSDAY AND PROBABLY STRONGER AS THE SURFACE LOW TO THE EAST WILL BE STRONGER AND THE 10,000 FT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER. MUCH COLDER WEATHER FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68-71. MIN HUMIDITY........5-7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING FROM WEST 22 TO 27 MPH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS EARLY AS 2 PM. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /270000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 9 AM 1 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MSUNNY MSUNNY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 65 70 RH..............15 7 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..10 20 25 20 FT WIND GUST. 35 45 MIX HGT (FT)....2500 6000 9000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.13 18 30 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........16-20 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 22 TO 27 MPH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH MID EVENING...DECREASING LESS THAN 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /270000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR /15000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 54 47 RH..............8 13 13 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..25 20 18 20 FT WIND GUST.45 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....10000 2500 1000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.27 15 15 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING VERY WINDY. SOME HIGH CLOUDS EARLY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69-72. MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /400000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 58 71 RH..............19 10 7 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..18 25 30 20 FT WIND GUST.35 40 50 MIX HGT (FT)....500 7000 10000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.16 38 38 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MURDOCH REQUESTED BY...KENNY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090325.REDLA.01/MAF