FNUS74 KMAF 291402
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
902 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE MONDAY AS SINGLE DIGIT RH
VALUES COMBINE WITH STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE REACHING
THEIR MAXIMUM INTENSITY BY TOMORROW MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AS
STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS TRANSVERSE THE AREA. STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS
COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLE WARMTH WILL ALLOW WINDS ALOFT
TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE RATHER EASILY. RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT WILL REMAIN IN THE "POOR" CATEGORY AS VALUES REMAIN BELOW
30%. ANY PRESCRIBED BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED AS EXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW
AND SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................18 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH
    INITIALLY....INCREASING TO 25 TO
    35 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 40
    MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /230000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      8 AM         NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............45           61           71
RH..............18           10           7
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..17           21           24
20 FT WIND GUST.25      28   32
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        4500         6000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW      SW   SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9      22   27
HAINES INDEX....4       4            4

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 27 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
    TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /281000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO GOOD
                    /38000-59000 KNOT-FT/ OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............71           59           52
RH..............7            12           19
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           W
20 FT WIND SPD..26           29           32
20 FT WIND GUST.34           37           40
MIX HGT (FT)....4900         2000         1500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.33           32           34
HAINES INDEX....4            4            4

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 15 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........STRONG WINDS. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OCCASIONALLY.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /40000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /276000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............49           57           63
RH..............26           22           18
20 FT WIND DIR..W            W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..34           37           39
20 FT WIND GUST.41           45           48
MIX HGT (FT)....1000         2500         4000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.40           54           46
HAINES INDEX....5            5            5

$$

FORECASTER...GITRO
REQUESTED BY...TIM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090329.REDLA.01/MAF