FNUS74 KMAF 271400
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX 1...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
900 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG NORTHERLY 20 FOOT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS IN THE WAKE OF STRONG COLD FRONT THAT
PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. MIN RH LEVELS WILL
RESIDE IN THE 30-40% RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS THANKS IN
PART TO AMPLE L0W/MID-LEVEL MOISTURE. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY FALL IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH
RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. "FAIR" TO "GOOD" RH RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH 20 FOOT WINDS SUBSIDING INTO THE
10 TO 15 MPH RANGE AS THE STRONG UPPER LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE
AREA. WEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TOMORROW AS HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINS TO SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 8 TO
12 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE
CRITICAL 10-15% RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF
                    SNOW.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....40 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........27 AT IGNITION...MAX 29.
RH..................64 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE VERY WINDY. NORTH WINDS 20
                    TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /77000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      9 AM         1 PM         5 PM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE       CHANCE       CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNOW         SNOW         SNOW
TEMP............27           28           29
RH..............64           56           50
20 FT WIND DIR..NW           N            N
20 FT WIND SPD..25           25           23
20 FT WIND GUST.35           35           35
MIX HGT (FT)....2500         3500         4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.N            N            N
TRANSP WIND SPD.27           22           18
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 50 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 6 TO 11 MPH TOWARD MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............29           29           29
RH..............48           46           44
20 FT WIND DIR..N            N            NW
20 FT WIND SPD..22           16           15
20 FT WIND GUST.30
MIX HGT (FT)....3000         500          < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.N            NW           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15           6            7
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 11 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR INCREASING TO GOOD
    /60000-77000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............31           44           58
RH..............38           22           12
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10           12           11
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        3000         7000
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW           NW           NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6            10           11
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

$$

FORECASTER...GITRO
REQUESTED BY...KENNY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090327.REDLA.01/MAF