FNUS74 KMAF 171355
FWSMAF

SPOT FORECAST FOR RED LAKE...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
855 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 17.
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...
DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS WEST WINDS CONTINUE TODAY.
IT WILL BE COOLER TODAY BUT WITH VERY DRY AIR MIN RH/S WILL STILL BE
ABLE TO FALL BELOW 15 PCT AND WITH WINDS OF 20-25 MPH A RED FLAG
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. WARMER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL KEEP
MIN RH/S GENERALLY AROUND 15 PCT AND WINDS WILL STILL ABOVE 20 MPH
SO AT LEAST A BRIEF WINDOW FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS
EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WINDY. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH..ESPECIALLY
                    EXPOSED RIDGES AND WHERE DRAINAGES ALIGN WITH WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /230000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      8 AM         NOON         4 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............44           55           60
RH..............34           13           10
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10           15           23
20 FT WIND GUST.20           25           37
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        5000         11500
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9            20           20
HAINES INDEX....3            3            3

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........DECREASING TO WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH EARLY THEN...
                    WEST NEAR 10 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES AND DOWNVALLEY/SLOPE
                    3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 /LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....DECREASING TO POOR 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............59           47           45
RH..............14           21           27
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           W            W
20 FT WIND SPD..21           12           10
20 FT WIND GUST.35           20
MIX HGT (FT)....10500        < 1000       < 100
TRANSP WIND DIR.W            W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.20           10           9
HAINES INDEX....4            4            3

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO WEST 22 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 /VERY LOW/.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....INCREASING TO EXCELLENT /185000 KNOT-FT/.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE         NONE         NONE
TEMP............41           55           65
RH..............32           18           17
20 FT WIND DIR..SW           SW           W
20 FT WIND SPD..10           15           23
20 FT WIND GUST.             20           33
MIX HGT (FT)....< 100        3500         9000
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW           W            W
TRANSP WIND SPD.7            19           23
HAINES INDEX....2            2            2

$$

FORECASTER...MURDOCH
REQUESTED BY...TIM LIVINGSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.REDLA.01/MAF