FNUS74 KMAF 152257
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE 1...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
557 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY
THIS EVENING WITH 20 FOOT SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
RH/S IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT
WILL BE FAIR.  20 FOOT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TOMORROW BEHIND A DRYLINE WITH MINIMUM RH/S
DROPPING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR CRTICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITONS IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION TOMORROW
AFTERNOON IF THE 20 FOOT WINDS BEHIND THE DRYLINE PROVE TO
BE STRONGER THAN CURRENTLY FORECASTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /252000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    /5000-10000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............69           61           57
RH..............13           26           32
20 FT WIND DIR..S             S           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..15           13           12
20 FT WIND GUST.30           20           20
MIX HGT (FT)....9000         500          500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           SW           W
TRANSP WIND SPD.28           9            16
HAINES INDEX....5            5            4

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 /MODERATE/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT /32000-78000 KNOT-FT/
                    INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /285000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............52           57           62
RH..............42           24           16
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           SW
20 FT WIND SPD..12           13           15
20 FT WIND GUST.20           25           30
MIX HGT (FT)....1000         2500         6000
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.32           31           25
HAINES INDEX....5            5            3

.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........27 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /289000 KNOT-FT/ DECREASING TO POOR
                    TO GOOD /0-38000 KNOT-FT/ IN THE LATE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
SKY (%).........MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............61           51           46
RH..............18           14           16
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW            W
20 FT WIND SPD..14           12           12
20 FT WIND GUST.30           20           20
MIX HGT (FT)....8500         1500         500
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.34           25           16
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3




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FORECASTER...CICCONE
REQUESTED BY...JAMES VILLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090415.REDLA.02/MAF