FNUS74 KMAF 311507 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR 238...NM STATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1007 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0832 MDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... CALMER 20 FOOT WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLIDE TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. NORTHWEST WINDS INITIALLY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. CRITICALLY LOW RH LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE REGION TODAY WITH MINIMUM VALUES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ONCE AGAIN. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY BY SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT HOWEVER AS THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES BEGINS TO AFFECT THE REGION. AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY IS ON TAPS FOR THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. 20 FOOT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20-25 MPH BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH BEING POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...EXTREMELY LOW RH LEVELS WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT REQUEST...MAX 72. RH..................25 PCT AT REQUEST...MIN 7 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 11 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE BACKING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....MAX...GOOD /38000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO VERY GOOD /100000-110000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (MDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 59 67 70 72 RH..............25 12 8 7 7 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..06 12 15 17 19 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 2500 3500 4500 5500 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.6 15 21 21 19 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 25 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH AFTER SUNSET INCREASING TO 13 TO 19 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /0 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 62 56 52 48 44 RH..............7 9 12 15 19 23 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 15 12 11 13 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....5500 3500 < 100 < 100 < 100 < 100 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 9 8 8 7 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 6 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE IN LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /490000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 48 64 73 76 78 RH..............25 20 11 8 7 6 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..17 19 20 22 22 24 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 30 32 MIX HGT (FT)....< 100 < 100 1000 9000 9000 14000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 13 27 27 35 HAINES INDEX....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...GITRO REQUESTED BY...DAVID LANE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090331.238__.01/MAF