FNUS74 KMAF 262329
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX 1...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
629 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1805 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY...

...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN ABRUPT NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT
VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WEST WINDS IS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT AS AN
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THIS SYSTEM WILL
ALSO BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT TO THE BURN SITE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
WITH AN ABRUPT NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT AND CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS. COOLER
TEMPERATURES...A GRADUAL INCREASE IN RH/S ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR LIGHT RAIN ARE ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....20 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MIN 31-34.
RH..................10 PCT AT IGNITION...MAX 75 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
                    40 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AROUND 0500.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /333000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION DECREASING
                    TO POOR /7000-11000 KNOT-FT/ OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....                          S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         RNSHWR
TEMP............70           48           38
RH..............7            20           40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           W
20 FT WIND SPD..25           20           25
20 FT WIND GUST.40           40           45
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SNOW FLURRIES POSSIBLE.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30.
RH..................MIN 33 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    50 MPH DECREASING TO NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1600.
HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /29000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO GOOD
                    /60000 KNOT-FT/ LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............27           28           31
RH..............75           59           46
20 FT WIND DIR..N            N            N
20 FT WIND SPD..31           28           25
20 FT WIND GUST.50           45           40
MIX HGT (FT)....1000         2000         3000
TRANSP WIND DIR.N            N            N
TRANSP WIND SPD.29           31           20
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

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FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...KENNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090326.REDLA.02/MAF