FNUS74 KMAF 281343 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX...NMLNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 843 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY ALLOWING FOR FAIR AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. ALTHOUGH RH LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 15% BY THIS AFTERNOON...20 FOOT WINDS WILL REMAIN WEAK ENOUGH TO LIMIT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. TERRAIN DOMINATED UPSLOPE EASTERLY/SOUTHEASTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS THE OVERALL PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS RELATIVELY WEAK. SMOKE MANAGEMENT/VENTILATION CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE "POOR" TO "GOOD" CATEGORY IN RESPONSE TO WEAK WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE. "POOR" RH RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS RH LEVELS REMAIN NEAR 20% ACROSS THE AREA. TERRAIN DOMINATED DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 10 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY BEGIN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS RETURN ON SUNDAY AS SOUTHWESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THE ONGOING WATCH WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING WITH THE AFTERNOON UPDATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................38 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 10 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED UPSLOPE WINDS OF 6 TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /42000 KNOT- FT/. TIME (MDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............32 49 61 RH..............36 18 10 20 FT WIND DIR...W SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD...8 10 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 20 MIX HGT (FT)....<100 6500 7000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 4 6 HAINES INDEX....2 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 19 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DOMINATED DOWNSLOPE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 51 47 RH..............10 15 17 20 FT WIND DIR..SE W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 MIX HGT (FT)....7000 500 < 100 TRANSP WIND DIR.W S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 5 7 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /238000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 56 69 RH..............19 11 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..13 20 32 20 FT WIND GUST. 25 40 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 2000 5500 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 24 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...GITRO REQUESTED BY...TIM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090328.REDLA.01/MAF