FNUS74 KMAF 151413 FWSMAF SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE...NMLNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 913 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON APRIL 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS MIN RH/S ARE ABLE TO FALL WELL BELOW 15 PCT AFTER POOR RECOVERY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A SYSTEM NEARING THE 4 CORNERS REGION. WINDS OVER 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY WHERE TOPOGRAPHY ALIGNS WITH WINDS. WINDS WILL STAY UP OVERNIGHT AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE LONGER ON MID SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGES. MORE WIND THURSDAY BUT IT WILL BE COOLER. STILL AT LEAST LOCAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME CLOUDS MID TO LATE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74-77. MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........TURNING WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH... INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 24 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /255000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 8 AM NOON 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 71 76 RH..............18 13 10 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 18 21 20 FT WIND GUST.19 25 35 MIX HGT (FT)....1500 4000 8500 TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.19 25 30 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND CANYON BOTTOM 49 TO 55 RIDGE TOPS. MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PCT IN CANYON BOTTOMS TO 30 PCT MID SLOPES AND RIDGE TOPS. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 19 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. DECREASING 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. ON EXPOSED RIDGES AND WHERE TERRAIN ALIGNS WITH WIND DIRECTION WINDS MAY STRONGER, HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO FAIR /45000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (MDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............75 60 56 RH..............12 27 34 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..21 16 16 20 FT WIND GUST.35 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)....9000 2500 2000 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W TRANSP WIND SPD.28 20 20 HAINES INDEX....5 5 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING CLOUDS LATER IN THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65-68. MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PCT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH... INCREASING 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. HAINES INDEX........4 /MODERATE/. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /180000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (MDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 56 59 RH..............40 31 19 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..15 21 23 20 FT WIND GUST.25 35 40 MIX HGT (FT)....1000 2500 6000 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 30 HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 $$ FORECASTER...MURDOCH REQUESTED BY...JAMES VILLARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090415.REDLA.01/MAF