FNUS74 KMAF 261409 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX...NM - LNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 909 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... .DISCUSSION...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES WILL ALLOW ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CONTAIN TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF EXISTING FIRES. HAINES INDEX VALUES WILL REACH INTO THE MODERATE CATEGORY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AS COLD FRONT BEGINS DESCENDING ACROSS THE REGION. RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WILL REACH INTO THE "FAIR" TO "GOOD" CATEGORY AS COOLER AIR BEGINS TO INFILTRATE THE AREA. MUCH COOLER TEMPS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW WITH MIN RH LEVELS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 25-30% RANGE THANKS IN PART TO COOLER AIR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................19 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT 368000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 61 70 RH..............19 10 7 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..15 22 25 20 FT WIND GUST.20 31 35 MIX HGT (FT)....500 9000 10500 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.15 33 35 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27. RH..................MAX 76 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7000-11000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............70 46 37 RH..............6 21 40 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..25 23 23 20 FT WIND GUST.35 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....9000 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.37 14 21 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38. RH..................MIN 33 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /102000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 32 37 RH..............76 56 39 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..21 20 20 20 FT WIND GUST.31 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2000 4000 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.29 31 20 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...GITRO REQUESTED BY...JAMES VILLARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090326.REDLA.01/MAF