FNUS74 KMAF 292323
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX...FS-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
623 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS
WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE AND HUMIDITY WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER.

AFTER POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY...ANOTHER CRITICAL RED FLAG DAY
EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS IN THE
TEENS AND CONTINUED STRONG WEST WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA MONDAY EVENING RESULTING IN A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........29 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /255000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO FAIR
                    TO GOOD /27000-42000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............71        61        56        51
RH..............7         10        14        21
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        W         W         W
20 FT WIND SPD..30        37        40        44
20 FT WIND GUST.40        45        50        50
MIX HGT (FT)....7500      1000      1000      1000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W         W         W         W
TRANSP WIND SPD.34        27        36        42
HAINES INDEX....4         4         4         4

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /45000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /306000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY     PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP............48        54        61        65
RH..............29        25        19        17
20 FT WIND DIR..W         W         W         W
20 FT WIND SPD..40        45        45        45
20 FT WIND GUST.60        60        60        60
MIX HGT (FT)....1000      2000      3500      6500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W         W         W         W
TRANSP WIND SPD.45        53        46        47
HAINES INDEX....5         5         5         5

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FORECASTER...FAGEN
REQUESTED BY...TIM L
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090329.REDLA.02/MAF