FNUS74 KMAF 011422
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR 238...NM STATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
922 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0744 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. A STEADY INCREASE
IN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 10%. WINDS WILL TEND TO REMAIN UP
THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE BECOMING MORE WESTERLY. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST. WINDY CONDITIONS WITH ONLY FAIR RH RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT. CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER 20 FOOT WINDS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH. WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (3/10 OF HIGH CLOUDS). AREAS OF
                    BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH THROUGH 0900...THEN
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    BY 1200. WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8500 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    /376000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (5/10 OF HIGH CLOUDS).
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /398000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO
                    GOOD /60000 KNOT-FT/ AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD /107500 KNOT-FT/.

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FORECASTER...PLATT
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090401.238__.01/MAF