FNUS74 KMAF 260137
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX 1...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
837 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2005 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS THIS EVENING SHOULD SLOWLY BEGIN TO DECREASE...BUT GUSTY CONDITIONS
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TOMORROW MORNING WILL BE POOR WITH DRY AIR
ANCHORED OVER THE REGION. EXPECT THE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS TO
QUICKLY INCREASE FROM THE WEST AGAIN TOMORROW...WITH THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR PEAK HEATING DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
                    35 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
                    25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /243000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
/0-7000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      8 PM         MIDNGT       4 AM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............61           51           46
RH..............8            14           18
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..20           20           15
20 FT WIND GUST.33           28           23
MIX HGT (FT)....9000         < 100        < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.27           13           11
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 34 TO 44 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /342000-380000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............44           56           68
RH..............20           13           8
20 FT WIND DIR..W            WSW          WSW
20 FT WIND SPD..23           30           40
20 FT WIND GUST.30           40           65
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        2000         9000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13           28           38
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

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FORECASTER...BARNES
REQUESTED BY...KENNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.REDLA.02/MAF