FNUS74 KMAF 301412 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE RX...NMLNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 912 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS MIX TO THE SURFACE. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS HIGHER THAN 50 MPH ALONG WITH SINGLE DIGIT RH LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. NEW OR EXISTING FIRES WILL AGAIN HAVE TO POTENTIAL OF RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING LEADING TO A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT. 20 FOOT WINDS BEHIND THIS FEATURE WILL BEGIN TO RELAX AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS/EXTENDS INTO THE REGION. RH RECOVERY WILL REMAIN IN THE "POOR" CATEGORY OVERNIGHT. A BREEZY DAY IS ON TAPS FOR TUESDAY AS WESTERLY 20 FOOT WINDS REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. GUSTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL REMAIN LIKELY ALONG WITH CRITICALLY LOW RH LEVELS ONCE AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY...INVERSION HEIGHTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF LOWERING SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING WEAK SUBSIDENCE INVERSION POSSIBLY LEADING TO LOWER SMOKE MANAGEMENT/VENTILATION CHARACTERISTICS THAN ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. RH..................22 PCT AT IGNITION...MIN 11 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 35 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE STRONG WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /230000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 63 69 RH..............22 16 12 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..35 41 45 20 FT WIND GUST.50 55 60 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2300 6400 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.51 51 46 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 24 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH BY MID EVENING. HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3000-4000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 53 46 RH..............11 16 19 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..40 25 12 20 FT WIND GUST.60 30 MIX HGT (FT)....2300 500 500 TRANSP WIND DIR.W N N TRANSP WIND SPD.37 7 8 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 8 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /133000-175000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 51 62 RH..............23 13 8 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 17 20 FT WIND GUST.10 17 25 MIX HGT (FT)....500 4500 3500 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.4 8 19 HAINES INDEX....2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...GITRO REQUESTED BY...TIM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090330.REDLA.01/MAF